What does adrenal gland examine?

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Adrenal gland is a normal endocrine gland of the human body. There is one adrenal gland on each side, located above the kidneys on both sides of the spine. The adrenal gland has a very strong endocrine function, which can secrete cortisol, aldosterone, sex hormones and catecholamine hormones. Clinically, some adrenal diseases are mainly adrenal adenomas. Some diseases of adrenal gland can be examined by adrenal CT scan. Normally, CT scan of adrenal gland can find many diseases on the body. For adrenal adenoma, CT scan is a very good examination method, which can find the size and location of adenoma and guide clinical treatment. In addition, some endocrine function examinations should be done for adrenal adenoma found. For adenoma with secretory function, hematuria cortisol detection and aldosterone detection can be done to clarify the secretory nature of adenoma. In addition, if pheochromocytoma of adrenal gland normally needs to be detected by some catecholamine hormone, In the case of pheochromocytoma, caution should be exercised during surgery.

What does adrenal gland examine?



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