Endocrine disorders introduction

We need to understand the conditions in order to ..

Provide optimal nursing care

Endocrine system

Organs and groups of cells producing hormones

Hormones

A chemical transmitter

Homeostasis

The maintaining of stability within the body by continually adjusting the conditions

Negative feedback loops

1. Gland releases hormone = has a positive on another gland which releases another hormone

2. Hormone Y will have a negative effect on gland 1 meaning that hormone X won’t be released as hormone Y is the achieved goal

Why do we see endocrine disease?

• Dysfunction of a gland

• Dysfunction of a target organ or tissue

• Incapacity of a hormone to evoke a biological response

Endocrine disease - Pituitary

• Diabetes insipidus

• Acromegaly

• Pituitary dwarfism

Endocrine diseases - Thyroid

• Hyperthyroidism

• Hypothyroidism

Endocrine disease - Adrenal

• Cushing’s disease

• Addison’s disease

Endocrine disease - Parathyroid

Hyperparathyroidism

Endocrine disease - Pancreas

• Diabetes mellitus

• (+DKA)

• Insulinoma