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.	Primary Aldosteronism Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00563