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Hypogonadism Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low testosterone, Normal or low LH, Normal or low FSH -
Algorithm • Low testosterone ... Normal or low LH ... , Normal LH, Normal ... , Normal LH, Elevated ... , Elevated LH, Elevated
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Differential #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
LCH: multiple round ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
histiocytosis (LCH ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Feedback Loop: Prolactin (PRL)
 • PRL levels exhibit diurnal, menstrual, and age-related variation
 • TRH has
secretion -> Decr FSH/LH ... females, Decr testosterone
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
-> Increased Testosterone ... -> Testosterone ... Conversion of testosterone ... antagonism -> Decr LH ... pituitary -> Decr Testosterone
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Sex Hormones (LH ... , FSH, Testosterone
RIMA dissection during cardiac catheterization

RIMA explosion - never inject if the waveform is clearly dampened. Surprisingly
the LIMA/RIMA ostia ... Fluoroscopy #Clinical #LHC
Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
histiocytosis (LCH ... disease (RDD) Comparison ... Histiocytosis #diagnosis #comparison ... features #management #LCH
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Hypothalamus
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GnRH
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Anterior pituitary
FSH
LH
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Sertoli cells
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Leydig cells
Paracrine
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e
→ #Testosterone
pituitary FSH LH ... Paracrine e e → #Testosterone