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Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... pseudo-acromegaly, obesity, hypothyroidism ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Growth Hormone (GH ... /Symptoms: • GH ... expansion (e.g. carpal ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... GH excess prior ... overgrowth: • Carpal ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hyperthyroidism

#Hyperthyroidism #Treatment #Management #Pharmacology #Medications #Comparison #Table #Endocrinology #AAFP #Propylthiouracil #Methimazole
Pharmacologic Treatment ... of Hyperthyroidism ... #Hyperthyroidism ... #Treatment #Management ... Comparison #Table #Endocrinology
Hyponatremia in Hypothyroidism - Pathophysiology

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Hyponatremia #Hypothyroidism #Pathophysiology #endocrinology
Hyponatremia in Hypothyroidism ... - Pathophysiology ... #Hyponatremia #Hypothyroidism ... #Pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Graves Hyperthyroidism - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Low TSH -> TSH-R-Ab+ -> Graves' Hyperthyroidism

doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa646

#Graves #Disease #Hyperthyroidism
Graves Hyperthyroidism ... TSH-R-Ab+ -> Graves' Hyperthyroidism ... Graves #Disease #Hyperthyroidism ... Management #Algorithm #treatment ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Graves' Disease Treatment
Thionamides (mainly methimazole)
 • Chance of remission in up to 2 years
 • No
Graves' Disease Treatment ... : • Permanent hyperthyroidism ... Graves #Disease #Treatment ... #Management #endocrinology ... #hyperthyroidism
Algorithmic Approach to Hypothyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Management Framework

Central Hypothyroidism (Secondary or tertiary) ↓TSH, ↓FT4
Algorithmic Approach to Hypothyroidism ... Framework Central Hypothyroidism ... ↓FT4 • Post-GH ... lesions Overt Hypothyroidism ... Diagnosis #algorithm #endocrinology
REBEL Review 71: Treatment of Thyroid Storm 

Propranolol 
Esmolol 
Propylthiouracil (PTU) 
Methimazole 
Saturated Solution of Potassium
REBEL Review 71: Treatment ... Hydrocortisone #endocrinology ... #thyroidstorm #hyperthyroidism ... table #management #treatment
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... rheumatoid arthritis, hypothyroidism ... Aromatase inhibitor Treatment