1. The Endocrine system Abby Asselborn, Cameron Boden, Leah Hearn, Joshua Turner

2. General Physician The Endocrine System regulates the hormones and glucose levels in your body. The endocrine system is a collection of glands and groups of cells that secrete hormones that regulate growth The gland is a group of cells that make special chemicals for the body A hormone is a substance that is made in one cell or tissue and that causes a change in another cell or tissue in another part of the body The endocrine system takes part in making hormones for the reproduction system

3. Epidemiologist The Addison's disease also known as Adrenal Insufficiency is known for not being life threating. Addison’s disease was discovered in 1849 by Thomas Addison. He discovered that a man with slight brain damage (a rare affect of Addison's disease) that his adrenal glands wasn’t creating enough of the estrogen. The only symptom is that your adrenal glands don’t produce enough estrogen Estrogen is needed for your immune system both your brain and your immune system can be affected badly if estrogen isn't created by the adrenal glands. Addison's disease is a fatal disease Most people with Addison’s Disease will be recommended for hormone therapy or a adrenal gland surgery to replace the old gland. Hypoglycemia plays a big role in the cause of diabetes. Hypoglycemia is also known as low blood glucose or low blood sugar Hypoglycemia was discovered in 1849 The symptoms for hypoglycemia are that your glucose or blood sugar levels start dropping lower and lower. The organs effected by the disease are your eyes, mouth, brain, and kidneys. The disease is life threating and kill you due to seizures Seizures are also the reason this disease is fatal, because about 56 percent of people who survive the seizure suffer from permanent brain damage

4. Surgeon Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. A thyroidectomy can be used to correct conditions such as hypothyroidism (low thyroid function), hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid function), thyroid cancer, and nontoxic goiter. The surgery is performed by a surgeon while the patient is under general anesthesia. Most patients leave the hospital in one or two days after the surgery One of the earliest references to a successful surgical attempt for the treatment of goitre can be found in the medical writings (‘Al Tasrif’) of the Moorish physician Ali Ibn Abbas. In 952 A.D., he recorded his experience with the removal of a large goitre under opium sedation using simple ligatures and hot cautery irons as the patient sat with a bag around his neck to catch the blood. Early developments in thyroid surgery occurred in Salerno, Italy in the 12th century, involving hot irons and the insertion of setons through the gland. The first successful typical partial thyroidectomy was performed by the French Surgeon, Pierre Joseph Desault, in 1791 during the French Revolution. Dupuytren followed in 1808 with the first total thyroidectomy, but the patient died 36 hours after the operation. Hedenus, a German surgeon from Dresden reported in 1821 the successful removal of six large goitres, a feature not equalled for 40 years If a thyroidectimy was not preformed the diseased/cancerous thyroid gland could become worse and or fatal

5. Surgeon continued… Presently the laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) becomes most popular since 1992 when it was performed for the first time by laparoscopic method by Gagner. Typical indication for LA is the aldosteron-secreting adenoma, Cushing's syndrome, feochromocytoma or scarcity tumors such as adrenal cyst or myelolipomas Adrenalectomy is the surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are paired endocrine glands—one located above each kidney— that produce hormones such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, androgens, estrogens, aldosterone, and cortisol. Adrenalectomy is usually performed by conventional (open) surgery; however, in selected patients, surgeons may use laparoscopy. With laparoscopy, adrenalectomy can be accomplished through four very small incisions. if the laparoscopic adrenalectomy was not preformed on someone who needed it the diseased/cancerous the adrenal gland could get worse and become fatal Adrenalectomy is usually advised for patients with tumors of the adrenal glands. Adrenal gland tumors may be malignant or benign, but all typically excrete excessive amounts of one or more hormones. When malignant, they are usually neuroblastoma cancers. A successful procedure will aid in correcting hormone imbalances, and may also remove cancerous tumors before they invade other parts of the body. Occasionally, adrenalectomy may be recommended when hormones produced by the adrenal glands aggravate another condition such as breast cancer.

6. Internist A cell is the smallest unit of life. A large group of cells with the same function form tissues. Tissues with the same function form organs. Organs with the same function form organ systems. The different functions of the endocrine system work together to keep your body healthy. The endocrine system also works with the immune system to help handle stress and learn to cope with different events like the death of a family member. The tissues, organs, and organ systems involved in the endocrine system provides oxygen to the cell by providing the nutrients that a cell needs to survive. Once the cell has oxygen and nutrients it has enough energy to removed waste, like carbon dioxide. Hormone doctor/ endocrinologist- Diagnoses and treats endocrine system and glands disorders and imbalances Pediatric endocrinologist- Treats hormone and gland problems in infants, children and adolescents Obstetrician/ Gynecologist- Childbirth expert, specializes in C-section, ovarian tumors removal and PAP smears Anthologist- Treats and diagnoses medical issues with the male reproductive system Fertility specialist- Treats problems with infertility menopause sexual disorders and hormonal imbalance

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