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Hypopituitarism Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suspected hypopituitarism (anterior pituitary)
Symptoms: fatigue, depression, and other endocrine dysfunction

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#Hypopituitarism #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypopituitarism Differential Diagnosis ... ) Symptoms: fatigue ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Pituitary ... #endocrinology
Sellar / Pituitary Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adenoma - Primary Anterior Pituitary
 - Secreting
Sellar / Pituitary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • TSH • LH ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
(GH) from the pituitary ... Acromegaly #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pituitary Mass Effects ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... following order; GH, LH ... Signs / Symptoms ... #SideEffects #endocrinology
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Clinical Effects ... Large and Small Pituitary ... infarction/expansion (pituitary ... Tumors #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Urine Free by LC-MS ... adrenal glands, pituitary ... Cushing #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #algorithm #endocrinology
Primary Hyperthyroidism - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Note: Although rare, gestational diseases can lead to thyrotoxicosis due
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... production by the pituitary ... Signs/Symptoms: ... Hyperthyroidism #endocrinology
Primary hypoadrenalism (Addison’s disease) – symptoms, signs

#Diagnosis #Hypoadrenalism #Addisons #Disease #Hypoadrenalism #Signs #Symptoms

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Addison’s disease) – symptoms ... , signs #Diagnosis ... Hypoadrenalism #Signs #Symptoms ... Greenspan's Basic and Clinical ... Endocrinology -
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... on hypothalamus/pituitary ... Sex Hormones (LH ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms
 • Brain: Androgenization effects, Glucocorticoid effects,
Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms ... • Hypothalamic–Pituitary ... Deficiency #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #endocrinology