Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital

Introduction

The Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology can be divided into two primary categories:

1. Endocrine Disorders

This includes the following areas:

• Hypothalamic Endocrinology
• Pituitary Gland
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
• Pancreatic Endocrinology and Diabetes
• Adrenal Cortex and Medulla
• Gonadal Disorders
• Chromosomal Abnormalities and Other Hormone-Related Disorders

2. Metabolic Diseases

These include:

• Nutritional Disorders: Including obesity, malnutrition, and vitamin deficiencies.
• Carbohydrate metabolism disorders: Such as diabetes and glycogen storage diseases, which can significantly impact an individual’s health.
• Lipid metabolism disorders: Such as dyslipidemia.
• Amino acid metabolism disorders: Such as phenylketonuria and histidinemia, genetic conditions affecting the body’s ability to process specific amino acids.
• Calcium and Mineral Metabolism Disorders: Conditions such as rickets and osteoporosis.
• Other genetic metabolic diseases: Including disorders of nucleic acid metabolism and mucopolysaccharidosis syndromes.