Always link endocrine disorders to the hormone involved. Somatotropin → growth; Thyroxine → metabolism; Vasopressin → water balance; Cortisol → stress and metabolism. Use mnemonics to remember the matches.
Acromegaly: excess somatotropin (growth hormone) in adults; Cretinism: deficiency of thyroxine during infancy; Diabetes insipidus: lack of vasopressin (ADH); Cushing’s syndrome: excess cortisol from adrenal cortex. Matching is based on hormone-disorder relationships.