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Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess ... of onset of GH excess ... GH excess prior ... GH excess after ... Secretion: • Acanthosis
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
- If GH excess ... skin thickening, acanthosis ... islet cell tumor, excess
Acanthosis Nigricans and Insulin Resistance - A 27-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of acanthosis
Acanthosis Nigricans ... year history of acanthosis ... Clinical #Derm #Endo #Acanthosis
Acanthosis Nigricans: Velvety appearing, hyperpigmented skin. Associated with diabetes and a 
number of other disorders. Multiple
Acanthosis Nigricans ... Dermatology #SkinRash #Acanthosis
Benign Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplasia - Often Bilateral
 • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
 • ACTH
Hyperplasia Androgen Excess ... DHEAS Estrogen Excess ... Glucocorticoid Excess ... ) Aldosterone Excess
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Excess ... consciousness • No access
Classic mucosal-dominant Pemphigus Vulgaris. Suprabasal acantholysis leaving behind a “row of tombstones” (i.e. the basal layer
Suprabasal acantholysis
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Biopsy Androgen Excess ... Hyperplasia) Estrogen Excess ... Glucocorticoid Excess ... ) Aldosterone Excess
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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Differential Diagnosis Excess ... Large volume IVF Excess ... diuresis): • Excess ... diuretics • Excess
The components of the adrenal gland and consequences of excess hormone production #Pathophys #MedStudent #Conn #Cushing
consequences of excess