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The principal endocrine 'axes' and glands. Parathyroid glands, adrenal zona glomerulosa and endocrine pancreas are not
principal endocrine 'axes ... gonadotrophin-releasing hormone ... #Endocrine #Axes ... #Endocrinology ... Diagnosis #Pituitary #Axis
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Effect in Calcium and Phosphorus
Calcium - Net Effect Hypercalcemia:
   ↑ intestinal
Parathyroid Hormone ... absorption ↑ bone ... #Parathyroid #Hormone ... Calcium #Phosphorus #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone ... (GH) Growth Hormone ... Incr IGF1 • Bone ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis
Estrogen, when released:
 • Negatively feeds back on the hypothalamus and
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis ... production Note: the hormones ... MenstrualCycle #pathophysiology ... HypothalamicPituitary #endocrinology
Hypercalcemia - Hormones and Pathophysiology  
Calcitriol:
 • Bones: Enhances mineralization
 • GI Tract: ↑ Ca2+
Hypercalcemia - Hormones ... and Pathophysiology ... : • Bones: ↑ Bone ... Hypercalcemia #Hormones ... #endocrinology
Calcium homeostasis is a process controlled by chiefly by hormones vitamin D and PTH. 
Vitamin D
by chiefly by hormones ... and stimulating bone ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
of parathyroid hormone ... blue parallel to axis ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology