What is Endocrinology
The endocrine system consists of several glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream, not into the canal system. The endocrine glands are therefore considered to be non-dairy glands. Hormones have different functions and actions; Hormones can have different effects on different organs, on the contrary, more than one hormone can affect the target organ.
Endocrinology is the study of the endocrine system in the human body. This is a system of glands that secrete hormones. Hormones are chemicals that affect the action of various organ systems in the body. For example, it contains thyroid hormone, growth hormone, and insulin. The endocrine system includes several response mechanisms, so it will often monitor the movement or release of another hormone (like thyroid-stimulating hormone) and another second hormone (like thyroid hormone). If the secondary hormone is too high, it can retain homeostasis and respond negatively to the main hormone
Hormones
Griffin and Ojeda identify three different classes of hormones depending on their chemical composition
Diseases, treatments
Endocrine
diseases are caused when hormone levels are too high or too low, or when the
body does not react to hormones the way it is supposed to.The most common endocrine disease in the U.S. is diabetes. However, other conditions treated within endocrinology include osteoporosis, menopause, obesity, short stature, thyroid disease, hypertension, and infertility.
Treatments typically involve controlling the amount of hormone the body produces, and, in cases of hormone deficiency, the use of hormone supplements.
Becoming an endocrinologist
After medical school, several years of internship and residency in the fields of pediatrics or obstetrics and gynecology, besides specific instruction about hormone diseases, are required before a clinician can become an endocrinologist.
Many professional organizations are dedicated to endocrinology, largely because the field encompasses a number of the body’s systems and functions.
Endocrinology is the study of medicine that relates to the, which is the system that controls Endocrinologists are specially trained physicians who diagnose diseases related to the glands. Because these doctors specialize in these conditions, which can be complex and have
hard-to-spot symptoms, an endocrinologist is your best advocate when dealing with hormonal issues.
Most patients begin their journey to the endocrinologist with a trip to their primary care provider or family doctor. This doctor will run a series of tests to see what could be the potential problem the patient is facing. If a problem with the hormones is suspected, the primary care doctor will provide a referral. The endocrinologist's goal is to restore hormonal balance in the body.
work
The medical specialty of
endocrinology involves the diagnostic evaluation of a wide variety of symptoms
and variations and the long-term management of disorders of deficiency or
excess of one or more hormones.
The diagnosis and treatment of
endocrine diseases are guided by laboratory tests to a greater extent
than for most specialties. Many diseases are investigated through excitation/stimulation or inhibition/suppression testing.
This might involve injection with a stimulating agent to test the function of
an endocrine organ. Blood is then sampled to assess the changes of the relevant
hormones or metabolites. An endocrinologist needs extensive knowledge of clinical
chemistry and biochemistry to understand the uses and
limitations of the investigations.
A second important aspect of the
practice of endocrinology is distinguishing human variation from disease.
Atypical patterns of physical development and abnormal test results must be
assessed as indicative of disease or not. Diagnostic imaging of
endocrine organs may reveal incidental findings called incidentalomas,
which may or may not represent disease.
Endocrinology involves caring for the
person as well as the disease. Most endocrine disorders are chronic
diseases that need lifelong care. Some of the most common endocrine
diseases include diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and
the metabolic syndrome. Care of diabetes, obesity and other chronic
diseases necessitates understanding the patient at the personal and social
level as well as the molecular, and the physician–patient relationship can be
an important therapeutic process.
Apart from treating patients, many
endocrinologists are involved in clinical science and medical
research, teaching, and hospital management.
Dr. Deepthi
Kondagari has done her MBBS from Osmania Medical College, MD in Internal
Medicine from Kakatiya Medical College and attained her DNB in Endocrinology
from Yashoda hospital, Secundrabad a 1200 bedded tertiary care hospital.
