Health and Medical Guide to Pregnancy and Reproduction Adrenal Gland Disorders Health information topics about Adrenal Gland Disorders: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Endocrine System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/endocrine.html Children 1. Cushing's Syndrome National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/cushings.htm 2. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxyla Johns Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/specialties/categorypages/cah/index.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Adrenal Gland Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000307&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cushing Syndrome National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003480&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenita National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000312&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Cortisol Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cortisol/test.html 2. Aldosterone and Renin American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/aldosterone/test.html 3. ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/acth/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/glossary/ Directories 1. Organizations for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/endorg/endorg.htm 2. AACE Physician Finder American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/memsearch.php Disease Management 1. Managing Adrenal Insufficiency National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/mngadrins.pdf Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: 21-hydroxylase deficiency National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=21hydroxylasedeficiency Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Management of the Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Ma National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/adrenal_incidentaloma.html Nutrition 1. Nutrition for Patients with Cushing Syndrome National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/nutrcush.pdf Organizations 1. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 2. Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/ 3. Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/ Overviews 1. Adrenal Gland Disorders American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=02&topic=30&x=15&y=15 2. Adrenal Insufficiency UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/3060 3. Adrenocortical Carcinoma (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/adrenocortical/patient/ Prevention/Screening 1. Newborn Screening Tests March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/298_834.asp Related Issues 1. Endocrinology and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia ( Endocrine Society, Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/resources/fact_sheets/cah.htm 2. Adrenal Crisis Causes Death in People Who Got hGH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/creutz/alert.htm Specific Conditions 1. Adrenoleukodystrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/adrenoleukodystrophy/adrenoleukodystroph... 2. CAH Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/cah.pdf 3. Cushing's Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00470 4. Cushing's Syndrome National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/cushings/cushings.htm 5. Cushing's Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cushings/cushings.htm 6. Detailed Guide: Adrenal Cortical Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_3x.asp?rnav=cridg&dt=71 7. Hyperaldosteronism Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec13/ch164/ch164e.html 8. 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