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Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome) Diagnosis ... and Workup: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
clinical findings • Acromegaly ... GH excess prior ... plate fusion -> acromegaly ... rare causes of acromegaly ... Overproduction #diagnosis
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
Acromegaly Caused ... growth hormone (GH ... #Acromegaly #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Growth Hormone (GH ... /Symptoms: • GH ... abn lipid • GH ... - Giantism or acromegaly ... GrowthHormone #GH
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoparathyroidism, Acromegaly ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Framework #Workup
Tall Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Growth (BA=CA)
 • Familial Tall Stature
 • XYY Syndrome
Obese BMI
- Differential Diagnosis ... Puberty Onset • GH ... Resistance • Acromegaly ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Hemolysis Diagnostic Workup

Infographic by: Howard Ong

#Hemolysis #Hemolytic #Anemia #Algorithm #MAHA #TTP #Diagnosis #Workup
Anemia - Hemolysis Diagnostic ... Workup Infographic ... Algorithm #MAHA #TTP #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Hematology
Algorithm for the diagnostic workup of hyperthyroidism. (T3 = triiodothyronine; T4 = thyroxine; TSH = thyroid-stimulating
Algorithm for the diagnostic ... workup of hyperthyroidism ... hyperthyroidism #algorithm #diagnosis ... #workup #aafp #
The Diagnostic Approach to Hypokalemia

#Hypokalemia #diagnosis #algorithm #differential #workup
The Diagnostic Approach ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #differential #workup
Algorithm for the Diagnosis and Workup of Hemolytic Anemia

By Dr. Kylie Adamek @KylieAdamek

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Algorithm #Differential
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... and Workup of Hemolytic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Hematology