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Diseases of the endocrine system and metabolic disorders (endocrinology)

Hypoechogenic thyroid mass: rounded, with clear, fuzzy contours

Ultrasound diagnostic examination is used for various diseases and suspicions of them - ultrasound allows you to detect many disorders and changes in the body.

Grade 2 obesity: in women, men and children

Obesity, unlike slight overweight, is already a medical diagnosis, since it entails not only external changes, but also disruptions in the functioning of internal organs.

Sheehan's syndrome

Ischemic necrosis of the pituitary gland and persistent decrease in its functions due to postpartum hemorrhage is called Sheehan's syndrome.

Grade 1 obesity: treatment with medication, diet, exercise

In ICD-10, obesity is classified as a disease of the endocrine system, eating disorders and metabolic disorders and has the code E66.

Morbid obesity in adults: new treatments

Morbid obesity is a problem with excess weight that has reached its final stages. In this case, the weight indicators exceed the norm acceptable for a person by more than 100%.

MODY-diabetes

What is MODY diabetes? This is a hereditary form of diabetes associated with pathology of insulin production and impaired glucose metabolism in the body at a young age (up to 25 years).

Hypothalamic syndrome: pubertal, neuroendocrine, with impaired thermoregulation

The hypothalamus is an important part of the brain that regulates a wide range of vital functions of the body. It is the vegetative center that innervates literally all internal organs of the human body.

Fourth-degree obesity

It is diagnosed when a person's weight exceeds the maximum permissible indicator by more than 100%. The norm can be calculated using BMI or other formulas, such as the ratio of waist to hip width.

Acetone breath odor

There are a large number of internal organ diseases and pathologies that can provoke acetone halitosis in adults and children.

Iodism

Iodine is an essential chemical element for the human body. It is necessary to normalize the functioning of the thyroid gland, to support immunity, to improve the functioning of the cardiovascular system, to regulate heat exchange processes in the body.