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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 ... fraction • HTN #GrowthHormone
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
- Giantism or acromegaly ... metabolic abn #GrowthHormone
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia ... Hypoparathyroidism, Acromegaly ... Diagnosis #Framework #Workup
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... : • Classic Acromegaly ... resistance pseudo-acromegaly ... Diagnosis and Workup
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
 •
Consciousness - Workup ... Clinical Exam ... Imaging Section Clinical ... Refer to Blood Work ... #diagnosis #workup
Acromegalic Hand: Markedly enlarged hand resulting from excess growth hormone. For reference
purposes, the comparison hand is
Acromegalic Hand ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Acromegaly ... #Acromegalic #Hand
Cutis Verticis Gyrata: Idiopathic development of excess folds and furrows within the skin of the head.
Associated
mental retardation, acromegaly ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Cushing's Syndrome • Acromegaly ... agonists • Others Critical
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Sickle Cell Crises Clinical ... Manifestations #Workup
Gynecomastia - Differential Diagnosis a
nd Workup Algorithm
Gynecomastia is common in clinical practice, affecting ~50% of males
Diagnosis a nd Workup ... Gynecomastia is common in clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Workup