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Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
over-secretion of growth ... #Acromegaly #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia
 • CNS: Seizures, Delirium, Paresthesias, Central & extrapontine myelinolysis, Hallucinations, Fatigue
 • Hematologic:
Osteomalacia, Growth ... Phosphate #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess ... excess prior to growth ... GH excess after growth ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms
 • Brain: Androgenization effects, Glucocorticoid effects,
Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs ... Male-pattern hair growth ... Accelerated childhood growth ... Hydroxylase #Deficiency #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and Signs ... , Malnutrition Signs ... density, Impaired growth ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #signs #riskfactors
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Hypopituitarism • Growth ... Pituitary #Tumors #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Osteoblasts and Growth ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
middle ear • Ingrowth ... - Destructive growth ... the middle ear Signs ... pathophysiology #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #complications
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
Compromise of growth ... Overlying wounds or signs ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... with trilineage growth ... present, symptoms, signs ... PolycythemiaVera #PV #Diagnosis