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Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... and Management ... : • Classic Acromegaly ... macrognathia), ↑ hand ... Endocrinology #Treatment
#ACROMEGALY #management #algorithm #treatment
#ACROMEGALY #management ... #algorithm #treatment
Acromegalic Hand: Markedly enlarged hand resulting from excess growth hormone. For reference
purposes, the comparison hand is
Acromegalic Hand ... Markedly enlarged hand ... the comparison hand ... Clinical #Photo #Acromegaly ... #Acromegalic #Hand
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
- Pathogenesis and ... clinical findings • Acromegaly ... plate fusion -> acromegaly ... rare causes of acromegaly ... • Enlarged hands
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
Acromegaly Caused ... condition is rare and ... present between 30 and ... #Acromegaly #Signs
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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Cushing's Syndrome, Acromegaly ... Cushing's Syndrome, Acromegaly ... Pucci @gabifpucci and
Initial treatment of renal bone disease and cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism
Phosphate binders reduce hyperphosphataemia and hyperparathyroidism.
Initial treatment ... renal bone disease and ... hypocalcaemia and ... the first-line treatments ... bone turnover and
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Pharmacologic Treatments ... Combined alpha- and ... Pregnancy #Management #Treatment
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias (MEN syndromes) 

MEN I
• Hyperparathyroidism 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Possible ZE syndrome 
• Various
Pituitary path • Acromegaly
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Various drugs and ... Endocrinopathies - Acromegaly