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Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Growth Hormone (GH ... activates lipolysis Signs ... expansion (e.g. carpal ... tunnel, OSA, Incr ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
GH excess prior ... overgrowth: • Carpal ... Tunnel Syndrome ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal ... tunnel) and OSA ... decade → peripheral/acral ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Carpal Compression Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The carpal compression test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Provide direct
Tunnel Syndrome ... tunnel syndrome ... tunnel on the volar ... #Syndrome #Wrist ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal ... Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Instability, Felty's Syndrome ... #rheumatology #signs
Tinel's Test in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Perform a Tinel's test by tapping over the carpal tunnel.
Reproduction of
Tinel's Test in Carpal ... Tunnel Syndrome ... tunnel. ... #Tunnel #Syndrome ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Phalen's Test for Carpal ... Tunnel Syndrome ... tunnel syndrome ... #Tunnel #Syndrome ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Phalen's Test for Carpal ... Tunnel Syndrome ... tunnel syndrome ... #Tunnel #Syndrome ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Tinel's Test for Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Perform a Tinel's over the tarsal tunnel, attempting to reproduce pain,
Tunnel Syndrome ... tunnel, attempting ... tunnel syndrome ... #Tunnel #Syndrome ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Oppositional Grasp Weakness in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dysfunction of the six- Opposition weakness-in carpal tunnel syndrome with
Grasp Weakness in Carpal ... Tunnel Syndrome ... tunnel syndrome ... #Tunnel #Syndrome ... physicaleaxm #neurology #orthopedics