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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 #Endocrinology
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia
 • CNS: Seizures, Delirium, Paresthesias, Central & extrapontine myelinolysis, Hallucinations, Fatigue
 • Hematologic:
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia ... Osteomalacia, Growth ... Hypophosphatemia #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
Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Main Culprits: Aspergillus fumigatus, Less commonly: Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus
Diagnosis: Characteristic imaging + symptoms +
Aspergillus terreus Diagnosis ... Characteristic imaging + symptoms ... Aspergillus IgG / growth ... #aspergillus #diagnosis
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms
 • Brain: Androgenization effects, Glucocorticoid effects,
Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms ... Male-pattern hair growth ... Accelerated childhood growth ... Deficiency #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... (placenta/Bone growth ... Most common symptoms ... disease - Bone symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Finger clubbing - Growth ... and frequency of symptoms ... Asthma #Assessment #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 ... When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Hypopituitarism • Growth ... Tumors #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Osteoblasts and Growth ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis