2-year-old boy is brought to the clinic by his anguished parents. He is developing sexually and shows an obsessive craving for salt. Blood tests reveal hyperglycemia. What endocrine gland is hypersecreting
2-year-old boy is brought to the clinic by his anguished parents. He is developing sexually and shows an obsessive craving for salt. Blood tests reveal hyperglycemia. What endocrine gland is hypersecreting
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Mrs. Jackson claims she is not menstruating and reports that her breasts are producing milk, although she has never been pregnant. What hormone is being hypersecreted? Why such condition?
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