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	Spears & MacLeod: Medical Links: Cushing's disease: Pharmasave :Yarmouth, Nova Scotia : GrassRoutes
		Cushing's disease (hyperadrenocorticism) is the overproduction of the hormone cortisol by the adrenal glands.
		Equine Cushing's Disease and Laminitis Equine Cushing's Disease (ECD) is a relatively common disorder of older horses and ponies.
		This site provides information and support for people with Cushing's disease or other pituitary problems, their friends and families.
	www.spearsmacleod.com /links/c/cushingd (2222 words)

	Miniature Horse Cushing's Syndrome - Cushings
		According to Veterinary researchers, the cause of Cushings Disease (Hyperadrenocorticism) remains a mystery.
		"Currently, we do recognize that some breeds (Morgans especially) and types of equids (ponies in particular) are at greater risk of developing Cushing's disease.
		These observations, accompanied by the fact that Cushing's disease has been recognized for a number of decades in horses, suggest that genetics likely plays a more important role than environment in development of Cushing's disease."
	www.mini-horse.org /health_care_cushings.html (249 words)

	Pituitary Network Association - Disorders - Cushing’s Syndrome
		These patients with "pseudo-Cushing's" may be difficult to distinguish from those with true Cushing's disease.
		For patients whose Cushing's disease is not controlled with surgery, both conventional (external beam) and stereotactic radiosurgery are effective in controlling cortisol levels and tumor growth in many patients.
		The only way to achieve long term cure of Cushing's disease is by transsphenoidal removal of theadenoma.
	www.pituitary.org /disorders/cushings_disease.aspx (801 words)

	eMedicine - Cushing Syndrome : Article by Gail Adler
		The primary therapy for Cushing disease is transsphenoidal surgery, and the primary therapy for adrenal tumors is adrenalectomy.
		Treatment of choice for classic Cushing disease is transsphenoidal surgery by an experienced neurosurgeon.
		Patients with an ACTH-producing pituitary tumor (Cushing disease) may develop headaches, polyuria and nocturia, visual problems, or galactorrhea.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic485.htm (5139 words)

	Veterinary Information - About your Veterinarian
		Cushing's disease (hyperadrenocorticism), kidney disease, heart disease or
		We use many medications for these conditions, most of which are
	www.vetinfo.com /aboutvets.html (5139 words)

	Q&A - Ask Dr Mike
		Hypothyroidism is the most common hormonal disease in dogs and hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease) is probably second.
		In older dogs these conditions can be associated with hormonal imbalances, such as hypothyroidism or hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease).
		Hormonal diseases can cause bizarre symptoms in some patients and hypothyroidism, hyperadrenocorticism and hypoadrenocorticism could cause the the symptoms seen.
	www.vetinfo.com /Q&A.html (5139 words)

	NURS 320 Module 9: Alterations in Nutrition/Metabolism: GI, Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas
		What are the three major complications of peptic ulcer disease?
		Why does a vagotomy have any effect on the symptoms of peptic ulcer disease?
		Would you expect caffeine and alcohol to have any effect on a patient with gastroesophgeal reflux disease (GERD)?
	classes.kumc.edu /son/nurs320/module9.htm (5139 words)

	Table of Contents / Cushing's Help and Support
		Harvey Williams Cushing, for whom this disease is named
		Cushing's Disease in Dogs — A Case Study
		Harvey Cushing, the Doctor who discovered this awful disease
	www.cushings-help.com /toc.htm (5139 words)

	Cushing's Syndrome/Disease Links
		The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health- Cushing's Syndrome
		Navigate to Health Clinic, 2) disease, 3) Endocrine Disease, 4) Cushing's.
		Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine- Cushing's Disease FAQs
	www.io.com /~lolawson/cushings/cushlinks.html (618 words)

	eMedicine - Glucocorticoid Therapy and Cushing Syndrome : Article by George P Chrousos, MD, FAAP, FACP, MACE
		Cushing disease: With transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, the cure rate for uncomplicated cases is approximately 95% and the recurrence rate is about 5%.
		Transsphenoidal surgical excision remains the treatment of choice for Cushing disease, with a cure rate of 50-95% for the first exploration, depending upon the experience of the surgeon, the size and position of the tumor, and the duration of follow-up care.
		Background: Cushing syndrome (CS) takes its name from Harvey Cushing, who, in 1912, was one of the first physicians to report a patient affected with excessive glucocorticoid.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic1068.htm (618 words)

	Cushing' Syndrome Laboratorial Diagnosis - Endocrinology - MEDSTUDENTS
		Because so many of the problems found in Cushing’s Syndrome are also seen in the absence of the disorder, we look particulary for features of Cushing’s syndrome not often seen in the general population (e.g., severe hypertension in young person, severe metabolic bone disease, violaceous striae).
		Also, it must be stressed out that the term "Cushing’s Disease" is a specific type of Cushing’s Syndrome whose ethiology is Pituitary Adenoma ACTH producer (generally it is due to microadenoma).
		Cushing’s Syndrome may be defined as a persistent and continuous state of endogenous cortisol overproduction, not being in accordance with ordinary circadian rhythm patterns (It was first fully clinically described by Harvey Cushing in 1912.).
	www.medstudents.com.br /endoc/endoc7.htm (618 words)

	the GASTROLAB Gastrointestinal Encyclopedia
		Rokitansky-Cushing ulcer Ulcerative lesions in the lower third of the oesophagus, gastric fundus or duodenum associated with and probably due to severe brain lesions.
		Remicade Trademark for a drug containing infliximab, used in the treatment of Crohn´s disease.
		Rabeprazole A drug used in the treatment of reflux oesophagitis and ulcer disease.
	www.gastrolab.net /dicter.htm (618 words)

	Which patients require stress ulcer prophylaxis in ICU?
		In 1842 Curling described a series of cases of severe duodenal ulceration associated with burns; in 1832 Cushing reported ulcer disease associated with surgery and trauma.
		Fulminant peptic ulcer disease in cardiac surgical patients: pathogenesis, prevention, and management.
		In the early years of intensive care, a strong association between severity of illness and the incidence of GI bleeds was established.
	www.4um.com /tutorial/CCM/ulcer.htm (618 words)

	Cushing's syndrome
		Cushing's disease has an incidence of 1 per 100.000 / year
		Cushing's disease is best managed by transphenoidal microadenectomy
		A biochemical confirmation of the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome
	www.surgical-tutor.org.uk /specialities/general/cushings.htm (618 words)

	Richard's Story / Cushing's Help and Support
		It was strange to be happy about a tumor, but the Cushing's Disease diagnosis has cleared up a mystery.
		After years of wondering what was going on with my body and mind, and after many tests, I have been diagnosed with Cushing's Disease.
		Today is...and it's about time there was some support for Cushing's!
	www.cushings-help.com /richard.htm (618 words)

	Cushings
		Some discussion of Iatrogenic Cushing's Disease can be found with the discussion about the use of steroids in veterinary medicine, also on this website.
		As will be seen later (" Diagnosis "), measurement of serum ACTH levels can be used to determine whether hyperadrenocorticism is PDH (technically, this is " Cushing's Disease") or ADH.
		clinical manifestation of Hyperadrenocorticism (AKA "Cushing's Syndrome"..meaning PDH and ADH) range from some that are inconvenient and annoying to the owner to others that are truly life-threatening for the pet
	www.newmanveterinary.com /Cushings.html (618 words)

	FAQ Cushing's Syndrome
		In the cat, the clinical feature’s of Cushing’s disease are similar to those in the dog: excess water consumption, muscle wasting, pot-bellied appearance, thin coat, and skin abnormalities.
		Cushing’s Syndrome is the resulting set of symptoms observed when the body is exposed to excess cortisone (or related hormones) over a long period of time.
		There are several mechanisms which can lead to Cushing’s syndrome and, as they are treated differently, it is important to determine which one is at work in a given animal.
	www.iol.ie /~pjmathew/faqcush.htm (989 words)

	Client Education Series: Cushings Syndrome
		Cushing’s animals have thromboembolic disease due to glomerulopathy and antithrombin III loss, vascular stasis (blood pooling) due to an increase in blood cell numbers, damage to blood vessels due to hypertension, and an increase in clotting factors in the bloodstream.
		Pituitary dependent Cushing’s disease is caused by a functional pituitary tumor that stimulates the adrenal glands to produce excess cortisol.
		Cushing’s syndrome is a condition in which there is an excess of cortisol (cortisone).
	www.vetmed.auburn.edu /dcs/sac/mededu/cushings/home.html (2572 words)

	Cushing, Harvey -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The illness known as Cushing's disease or syndrome was named for the man who first described it, Harvey Williams Cushing.
		Discusses the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, as well as research being conducted through the National Institutes of Health.
		A portion of the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation, the area now known as Cushing, was opened to homesteaders in 1891 and...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article?tocId=9273883 (2572 words)

	Cushing's Syndrome Resources - Neuroendocrine Clinical Center & Pituitary Tumor Center at MGH/Harvard
		SOM 230: A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of SOM 230 in Patients with Cushing’s Disease
		Cushing's Disease after Successful Transsphenoidal Surgery- What to Expect and How to Manage
		Cushing's syndrome refers to the physical and emotional difficulties caused by an elevated cortisol level.
	pituitary.mgh.harvard.edu /CushingsSyndrome.htm (433 words)

	Behavior - Licking
		Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease), hypoadrenocorticism, liver failure, obsessive-compulsive disorders, seizures, hydrocephalus and other neurologic disease and probably a number of other conditions have occasionally been linked with this behavior.
		Christine- The only help I can offer is to let you know that both of the behaviors you describe seem to be pretty common in my patients.
		If it really does seem excessive to you, your vet or a veterinary behaviorist may be able to help design a behavioral modification program and medical therapy to help alleviate the condition, if one of the medical causes doesn't seem to fit, of course.
	www.vetinfo4dogs.com /dlick.html (433 words)

	Cushing - Cushing Chamber of Commerce
		Cushing's Syndrome is a disease caused by an excess of cortisol production Cushing's disease is the name given to a type of Cushing's Syndrome caused by
		Cushing's syndrome results from the chromic exposure to excess glucocorticoid Once cushing's syndrome is established, the high-dose dexamethasone
		CUSHING, Caleb, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salisbury, Mass., January 17, 1800; was graduated from Harvard
	www.hispider.com /?q=cushing (433 words)

	Welcome To Cushing's Help and Support
		When I first had this awful disease, there was no support anywhere and no one had even heard of Cushing's.
		It was so difficult being so sick, trying not only to get to doctor and test appointments, but also to find the information I so dearly needed in libraries and bookstores.
	www.cushings-help.com (134 words)

	WILLIAM BARKER CUSHING - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM BARKER CUSHING
		Cushing was distinguished by his r~adiness to volunteer, his indefatigability, and by his good fortune, the reward of vigilance and intelligence.
		Lieutenant Cushing undertook the attack on her with a steam launch carrying a spar-torpedo and towing an armed cutter.
		Cushing himself swam to the swamps on the river bank, and after wading among them for hours reached a Federal picket boat.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CU/CUSHING_WILLIAM_BARKER.htm (435 words)

	Harvey Williams Cushing (www.whonamedit.com)
		Cushing’s first experience of pituitary disease was in 1901, when he carried out a decompression of a girl aged 14 who had complained of headaches and visual failure.
		Cushing was highly estimated by his colleagues in neuro surgery, and at the gatherings of the Harvey Cushing Society, established 1932, brought together several of the world's greatest neuro surgeons.
		Matthew Cushing, a deacon, emigrated to Boston in 1638.
	www.whonamedit.com /doctor.cfm/980.html (435 words)

	Harvey Cushing
		was the world's leading teacher of neurosurgeons in the first decades of 20th century Now his name is commonly associated with his most famous discovery - the Cushing's disease.
		Cushing was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1926, for a biography of one of the fathers of modern medicine - Sir William Osler.
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	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Harvey_Cushing.html (551 words)

	Cushings Disease -- Recommendations and Resources
		Cushing drew much praise for his performance in this production, although he always felt that his performance in the existing version of the play – it was performed twice in one week and only the second version survives in the archives – was inferior to the first.
		William Cushing (March 1, 1732–September 13, 1810) was an early associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, from its inception to his death.
		Cushing was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1926, for a biography of one of the fathers of modern medicine - Sir William Osler.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/38/cushings-disease.html (2071 words)

	Gastroenterology Chapter 6 Pathophysiology of Peptic Ulcer Disease
		Hereditary factors are important in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease, as suggested by a higher prevalence of peptic ulcer disease in certain genetic syndromes.
		Another therapeutic approach to the patient with peptic ulcer disease, based on different pathophysiologic mechanisms, includes the use of drugs that enhance mucosal defense.
		The size of a gastric ulcer is not a guide to the presence of malignancy or to the severity of symptoms; furthermore, large gastric ulcers often respond better to medical treatment than small ones (Figure 4A, Figure 4B).
	gastroresource.com /gitextbook/en/chapter6/6-4-pr.htm (2071 words)

	Christine A's Story / Cushing's Help and Support
		I have Cushings Disease have had two surgeries to remove the tumor with no success.
		Christine A's Story / Cushing's Help and Support
		My dog who is 8 years old and is the best dog has been diagnosed with Cushings.
	www.cushings-help.com /christinea.htm (2071 words)

	Cushing, William -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The illness known as Cushing's disease or syndrome was named for the man who first described it, Harvey Williams Cushing.
		With Meriwether Lewis, William Clark led the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 to 1806 from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River.
		William Harvey's studies were the beginnings of the science of physiology.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9320809 (599 words)

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