What are adrenal disorders?

Also known as: adrenal gland disorders.

One adrenal gland lies above each kidney. These manufacture a number of hormones that are vital to many bodily functions. For example, they regulate the body’s response to stress, to cold, the heart rate and blood pressure, they manage blood sugar and sodium and potassium salt levels, and regulate sexual maturation during puberty. When the adrenal glands produce too little or too much of one or more hormones significant health problems occur and these conditions are generally known as adrenal disorders.

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Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

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