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Cushing’s Disease NCLEX Review Care Plans Nursing Study Guide on Cushing Disease Cushing’s disease is a rare but serious condition that involves too much cortisol in the blood caused by pituitary tumor’s secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH is a hormone responsible for stimulating the adrenal glands, the two glands located above the kidneys, to … Read more
Cushing Syndrome NCLEX Review Care Plans Nursing Study Guide on Cushing Syndrome Cushing syndrome is a disorder that involves the excessive levels of cortisol in the body. Cortisol plays a variety of roles in the body, an example of which is that it helps in reducing inflammation and in controlling blood pressure. It also plays … Read more
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The Pituitary Gland For nursing students the endocrine system can be difficult to learn. We will attempt to guide you through the very basics and hopefully this will help develop a grasp of the endocrine system. Today we will start with the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is also referred to as the master gland. … Read more
