7 episodes
Clinical Hormone Studies (CHS) Suraj Oruganti
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- Science
This podcast series is centered around key hormones in the HPA Axis. Specifically, these hormones help the body in growth and development. Each episode analyzes one hormone and goes into depth on how they help the body, what happens when they start to malfunction and clinical case studies concerning how doctors deal with these problems.
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7. Triiodothyronine(T3)
Today we will be talking about a hormone called Triiodothyronine, or commonly called T3. This hormone is crucial for metabolism, which we saw a bit of a few episodes ago, when talking about Human Placental Lactogen. As usual, we will be going over its function, where it is found in the body, and what happens when things go wrong.
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6. Follicle Stimulating Hormone(FSH)
Today we will be talking about a hormone called FSH or the Follicle Stimulating Hormone. This hormone actually plays a HUGE role in your life! Let’s take a closer look at its function, its role in your body, and of course, what happens when the levels of this hormone start to imbalance.
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5. Human Placental Lactogen(HPL)
Today we will be talking about a hormone called Human Placental Lactogen or HPL for short. This hormone is studied during the pregnancy of women. We will be going over its function, where it is found in the body, and what happens when things go wrong.
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4. IGF-1 Hormone
Welcome to CHS(Clinical Hormone Studies) Episode 4, where we attempt to break down some of the world’s most bizarre cases of hormones gone absolutely wrong. I’m your host, Suraj Oruganti, and today we will be talking about a hormone we are quite familiar with: IGF-1. In earlier episodes, we saw how IGF-1 works in alignment with somatotropin. In this episode, we will be talking about how IGF-1 works with the body to keep you healthy, what could happen as a result when IGF-1 levels go wrong and some clinical case studies to understand how it is treated. Stay tuned for more!
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3. GHRH Episode
Welcome to CHS(Clinical Hormone Studies) Episode 3, where we attempt to break down some of the world’s most bizarre cases of hormones gone absolutely wrong. I’m your host, Suraj Oruganti, and today we will be talking about GHRH, a hormone that is in charge of releasing the growth hormone. We will be going over how GHRH works in the body when functioning properly, what happens when GHRH starts to go awry, and some case studies of how these problems were fixed.
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2. Growth Hormone- Somatostatin
Today we will be talking about 2 case studies concerning Somatostatin, a procedure known as the Whipple Operation, and common plans of action to deal with Somatostatinoma.