Adrenal Gland (Cortex) Explained Clearly

Understand the adrenal cortex with this clear medical explanation from Dr. Roger Seheult.

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MedCram medical videos allow you to cut down on study time and maximize medical retention and understanding by focusing in on what is most important. Dr. Seheult's medical Illustrations, charts, memory aids, and medical quizzes will make learning and reviewing medical topics a breeze. We think (and certainly hope) you'll find Adrenal Gland Explained Clearly very informative, easy to follow, and fun.

Section 1

Course Contents:

Adrenal Anatomy, Function, Hormones, Diseases free trial
Primary vs. Secondary Addison's and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

MYRNA CALDERON

FANTASTIC!

WILLIAM SMITH

ROCHELLE HERMAN, MD

succinct

AMY BURKE, RN

Short, concise, sweet & simple.

NILDA GONZALEZ, NP

I love it!! I am going to be learning and learning - how exciting! Thank you!

MARGO FERGUSON, MD

MATTHEW APEDO, MD

THOMAS WHITE

BRIAN CREGHAN (Medical Student)

JULIE NYHUS (NP Student)

BRIAN CREGHAN (Medical Student)

CATHERINE HILL

GERRY PRIETO (Medical Student)

MARINA TAMA

D. ALVERANGA

KATJLEEN MERTENS, RN

Easy to follow; builds upon current knowledge and fills in the gaps. Thank you for the free view!

PASCAL ALESCIO

Excellent physiological review for understanding the adrenals!!!

LORNA PAZZIUAGAN

Excellent! Learned more here than school. Very easy to follow. Very good patho. S/s very easy to remember. Thanks. Great video, great lecturer! Can he also do hyperthyroidism and hypo?

SANDRA RAMIREZ, PA-C

Excellent

VERONICA MCDONOUGH, NP

ROSANNA LUPO

excellent

NANCY ELMER (NP Student)

good lecture

BETTINA ZATUCHNI, MD

Succinct , excellent review; as a practicing gynecologist , I care for patients with variety of hormonal issues , including c/o “ adrenal fatigue” —— I can explain labs better after watching this video series—

AARON GIETZEN

I am reviewing these courses because I teach Anatomy and Physiology. This provides an excellent insight into normal function, by seeing what happens if it fails, and it demonstrates why learning Anatomy and Physiology is important.

JERI HALLMAN, MD

Thanks. It was simple, but effective, teaching tool and I gained a lot of information that I should know; otherwise with books. papers, etc. I could have spent hours trying to put the info together.

LINDA FERNANDEZ, RN

CAROLYN SPANJER, MD

CLAY BULLS, PA-C

RACHEL EATON

RAQUEL VELAZQUEZ, NP

great information

ROSS LAUGER, NP

LUKAS GASPAROVIC, Paramedic

THEUNIS VAN DER MERWE

BERNARD PERLMAN

MICHAEL JACOBS, PA-C

KRISTIN YORK (NP Student)

KRISTINA HERRIOTT

This was a great discussion about Addison's and Cushing's, but what about the treatment for these diseases? It would also be nice to talk about other endocrine issues such as hyper and hypothyroidism and their treatments too.

AEJAY PECQUET, RN

Thank you very much for the thorough explanation of the adrenal gland, how it works and pathophysiology.

DEANNA WHITEHORN (NP Student)

Great review!! Thank you.

ALI NATHANI

Very good pathophys. Would appreciate diagnostic workup video for adrenal insuf, cushings disease.

JACK ISLER, MD

Good review

COLETTE COLBURN, NP

ERIN MEEHAN (Nursing Student)

Great explanation about how/why adrenal hormone deficiency or over activity leads to the signs/symptoms of associated diagnoses.

RUTH-ANNE MCKEE

AMY FOUGHT, MD

CHI CHU

SANJAY SHAH, MD

WILLIM RAVERT, NP

Very simply put. Easy to follow

SUCHI MISHRA

JORDAN SIMPSON, MD

Much needed, concise review of commonly tested diseases of the adrenals. Thank you.

FERNANDO MORAN

He should do a lecture for the adrenal medulla. Thanks.

KITT LEDFORD, NP

Very easy to understand

RHONAN BATUHAN (Nursing Student)

would be nice if there was a test after.

ERIK KEIM (Medical Student)

FELIPE RODRÍGUEZ, MD

Excellent

JACK SMITH, MD

MA THERESA AQUINO

FRANKLIN OKEKE, RN

Highly informative provided information never knew before

JORDAN PODVAL, MD

CHANANA MAUNGE, MD

Excellent review which explained relevant physiology clearly

MARY RIFINO, MD

JUDI JEHLE, MD

Wonderful!

CARMENCITA DAVILA

MIGUEL PAJATE

NITI PURI

very good

ALLISON CALLAHAN , PA-C

Quick review of anatomy and physiology

THYAGO VIEIRA, Paramedic

THERESA CORE, NP

HUGO CATTONI, MD

MICHAEL FOLAN, NP

Will impact my practice. Wonderful experience. Am having fun learning/relearning.

KIM LOWMAN, RN

ALI BAALBAKI, MD

Very good basic information. Need to develop further lectures about clinical application.

SARA CARNES COSTELLO, NP

well presented review of primary elements!

ALYSSA MAGLIBA

Adrenal Glands CHECK! What a great and easy way to break down the hormones! No medications on the video but you don't need it after you understand the pathophysiology! The meds will just make sense when you look it up separately

TRAVIS VARGAS (NP Student)

MICHAEL HULSEY, NP

SARA JANSSENS

TAREQ ALDIRDASAWI

TIKU ARREY

KATHERINE ZHOU (Nursing Student)

SALEH ALANAZI

J TRINIDAD, RN

ROUNAK MITRA

PETER JANSSEN

DANIEL MOORE, MD

PRINCE NWAIZUGBE (Medical Student)

NEMESIS NYX, MD

No mention of Panhypopituitarism.

ALAN BOLNICK, MD

SARITA SINGH (Medical Student)

NENA ROCHA

Great and simple way of remembering the anatomy of the adrenal gland and it's function. Thanks.

ARLEEN LAWSON-WILLEY, PA-C

Overall helpful, but section on CAH enzymen deficiencies seemed oversimplified to the point of being a bit confusing.

NIMA RAB, MD

CAITLIN RALSTON, PA-C

TIM T, MD

VARSHA SHAH, MD

JAHRUL ISLAM, MD

NEAL PICKERING

PHILIP SISTIK

Very informative and easy to understand-5 stars

MELISSA LONG, NP

CONNIE PETTY, NP

good to know!

SONIA DEANTONI

ALI KAMRAN

TANYA JACKSON

great and easy explanation

AURORE DIBY CLARK

PATRICK LECORPS

NICOLE CAMPBELL, Paramedic

KATELYN KOHL

Amazingly clear and concise

VERONICA BARRETO, Dentist

LILA LASSEN

A good review.

JOYCE FUSS, NP

Great review, really enjoy short concise lessons

ELIAS FUBINI

BILL COOK

Good explanations, good depth of knowledge with pointers.

A B

FAHEEM NUSRAT

STEFANIE GROTHGAR, MD

It’s really great to get a basic understanding of how steroids function and how it’s imbalances cause disease.

PATTI MCCARTHY

As expected, clearly explained!

CRISTINA LUCA, MD

LEE GARDNER, MD

You explained a very simple, organized way to remember adrenal function/dysfunction. Thank You.

RICHARD BENIAN, Dentist

MIKAEL DENINNO

FEDOR MIKHNEVICH, MD

JANET VIANA

great

STACI KAY

Great overview of the adrenal gland!

MANUEL SUAREZ, MD

TAMMY ALVERSON, MD

GENTA BACI, MD

ROBERT KANOUSE (Pharmacy Student)

MARISOL BENAVIDEZ

JANE KROLEWSKI (NP Student)

amazing...I am a nurse and loved it!

KATIE WALSH (NP Student)

MIKHAIL KOLOMOYTSEV (NP Student)

PARK SOHYEON, RN

ALEXANDER SANTOS

SUDHAKAR MANNAM, MD

KRISTIN WRIGHT (NP Student)

GURBANJEMAL ATAKOVA, MD

SANDRA NICHOLS, MD

HIRAM CARDONA, MD

excellent

AHMAD ISSA, MD

VICTORIA TRAN (NP Student)

MICHELLE POURTABIB, MD

GENIEVE MARTINEZ, MD

NATAN KHOTIANOV, MD

great

LEWIS LITWACK, MD

Great

JO MYERS, PA-C

JAMIE SMITH (NP Student)

MOHAMMED MUFTAH, MD

GRACE K, MD

CAITLIN THOMAS, NP

not done yet but its very good

NAS S, Dentist

YULIET CORRALES (NP Student)

I would have liked more information on Cushing's.

PHILLIP PSALTIS

DEREK RUSSELL

UEA-ANGKUN SANTIWONGDECHA

OLIVER GRASSBY (Medical Student)

TRICIA LUIS

ELIZABETH DURAN

FATIMA FAYED, Pharmacist

GUILLERMO ACEVEDO

JOSEPH RINALDI, NP

DR. SAYED MOHAMMAD

LARRY CALENDER

YAN CHEN

EDUARDO SANDOVAL

MANV PANDHER, MD

BBB SSS

JUNAID HASSAN

Great way of explaining the basic concepts.

MICHELE WILKINSON, NP

ANISH RAJ (Medical Student)

DEBRA DEL VALLE, RN

MOHAMADRAKAN HAWA, MD

GARY MICHAEL

ADIBA FATIMA

EDWIN GILLIA,

TOM DELGIORNO, MD

clear, concise, and complete. What's not to like?!

MARINDA NEWKIRK, NP

MARTI GILLIAM, NP

Nice overview and review of the adrenal cortex

AMIT REGEV, MD

DARIA ZAINOULLINA, MD

MOHAMMAD KHAIR STEIF (Medical Student)

Very good, thank you

RAMBOD ROUHBAKHSH, MD

MICHAEL ISAAC

KEVA JOSEPH

GILBERT NDIP

ANN BROWNE

KIM FLOYD

LINUS OBIDIEGWU

Very comprehensive

JOSEFA RODRIGUEZ

Roger Seheult, MD

Quadruple Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.

Over 20 years teaching experience as both an exam preparation instructor and an assistant professor of medicine.

Experience as a medical director for both a Southern California Physician Assistant Program and a Respiratory Therapy Program.

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