Question 1

what are the tests for multiple endocrine neoplasia?

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Labs and Imaging: There are many lab studies as well as imaging evaluation of the organs involved. Serum calcium, parathyroid hormone levels, calcitonin, cea, pituitary hormones, pancreatic hormones (including insulin, glucagon, etc), and a variety of adrenal hormones (epinephrine, norepinephrine, metanephrines, dopa, and their metabolites). A full evaluation requires extensive testing, including stimulation tests.

Question 2

what is the treatment for multiple endocrine neoplasia?

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Surgery usually: It depends what type (men1, 2a or 2b) you have. While hormone manipulation for parathyroid, calcium, and glucose can manage some symptoms, and hypertension can be managed with medication -- all of these "tumors" need to be removed to completely manage the disease. Generally, the pancreatic, adrenal and thyroid tumors are more troublesome than the parathyroid or pituitary.

Question 3

24 y/o, frequent heartburn, pituitary macro prolactinoma, (being treated), fatigue calcium level 10.1 could it be multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1?

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Need Clarification: Calcium 10.1 is normal. Then you are asking if somebody has prolactinoma, what is the chance of men type 1? Very low possibility since prolactinoma is not common and men is a rare disease.
Fatigue is very non-specific finding that can be seen in diverse types of condition or disease. Plz talk to pcp.

Question 4

i'm wondering is hashimotos an endocrine or auto-immune disorder?

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Both: It is an endocrine disorder that has an autoimmune cause.

Question 5

will endocrine disruptors stay in your body forever?

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We don't know: Endocrine disruptors have become a hot topic within the past several years. There are many endocrine disruptors (and some we don't know about yet most likely), some ingested, some which can be absorbed through the skin. There's a matter of chronic vs short term exposure. It will probably be many years before we know which endocrine disruptors hang around for long periods of time/forever.

Question 6

what would happen if something went wrong in the endocrine system?

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Very broad question: That is too broad of a question. The endocrine system includes the thyroid, parathyroid, ovaries, testes, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas.... Different things can happen depending on what endocrine gland develops a problem.

Question 7

what sort of endocrine issues could lead to raynaueds phenomenon ? or any other serious issues?

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Low thyroid bad: Low thyroid can be very, very serious, even fatal when it entirely fails.  Thankfully it usually doesn't stop entirely and we have replacement hormones so we rarely see life-threating thyroid disease.  Raynaud's can be triggered by stress but most often by cold.  Low thyroid often makes people cold and also causes stress.

Question 8

what is endocrine disorder?

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Hormones: An endocrine disorder is disorder of the endocrine glands which are typically responsible for hormones production/release and regulation.  Some examples of endocrine disorders are: disorders of the thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, reproductive system, parathyroid, bone.

Question 9

what are the endocrine glands for?

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Great question!: Endocrine glands (thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands, among many others) produce hormones.  A hormone is a molecule which is released into the blood to travel to other cells.  When the hormone meets a receptor molecule in these other cells, the hormone can change the activity of that cell.  For example, Insulin is a hormone which promotes the uptake of glucose in other cells in the body.

Question 10

does botox affect the endocrine system?

Accepted Answer

No : Botox is a muscle blocker. It stops muscles from working thereby lessening wrinkles.

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