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Altered Hormonal Function - Coggle Diagram
Altered Hormonal Function
Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis impairment
Tumors affecting the hypothalamus or pituitary gland
Hypopituitarism causing reduced secretion of ACTH, TSH, or GH
Addison’s disease
Secondary hypothyroidism
Endocrine Gland impairment
Autoimmune destruction
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Tumors of infections of the adrenal gland
Cushing’s syndrome
Hormone Product issues
Too little hormone: Type 1 DM
Too much mormone: Hyperthyroidism
Inactive hormone production
Genetic defects causing faulty hormone synthesis
Conversion problems: 25-hydroxyvitamin D not converting to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in renal failure
Receptor binding issues
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
Type 2 DM
Target cell response issues
Post-receptor signaling defects in insulin resistance
PTH resistance in pseudohypoparathyroidism
Negative feedback impairment
Tumors overriding normal feedback loops
ACTH-Secreting pituitary adenomas in Cushiing’s disease
Latrogenic hypercortisolism from prolonged corticosteroid therapy
Ectopic Hormone production
Small cell lung cancer producing ectopic ACTH
Paraneoplastic syndromes causing inappropriate hormone release
Impaired Hormone Metabolism
Liver disease impairing steroid metabolism
Renal failure causing decreased elimination of parathyroid hormone