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Acromegaly in patient with a pituitary adenoma #acromegaly #pituitary #adenoma #GnRH #Hand #PhysicalExam #clinical #photo
Acromegaly in patient ... with a pituitary ... adenoma #acromegaly ... #pituitary #adenoma
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
Acromegaly Caused ... (GH) from the pituitary ... #Acromegaly #Signs
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... - GH-secreting pituitary ... (Up to 30% of pituitary ... • Pituitary ... mass effect • Pituitary
Acromegaly Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Adults – enlarged facial or acral features, abnormal musculoskeletal growth
Acromegaly Testing ... MRI to evaluate pituitary ... evaluation of other pituitary ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #Acromegaly
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Large and Small Pituitary ... infarction/expansion (pituitary ... Hypogonadism • Acromegaly ... and polyuria #Pituitary
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias (MEN syndromes) 

MEN I
• Hyperparathyroidism 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Possible ZE syndrome 
• Various
syndrome • Various Pituitary ... path • Acromegaly
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
- Giantism or acromegaly ... pathophysiology #pituitary
#ACROMEGALY #management #algorithm #treatment
#ACROMEGALY #management
Overview of hypothalamus and pituitary hormones and their regulation.

#hypothalamus #pituitary #endocrinology #Hormones #diagnosis #algorithm
hypothalamus and pituitary ... #hypothalamus #pituitary
Hypothalamic releasing hormones and the pituitary trophic hormones. 

#Hypothalamic #Pituitary #Hormones #Release #Trophic #Anterior #Hypothalamus #Endocrinology
hormones and the pituitary ... #Hypothalamic #Pituitary