7 results
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
(GH) Growth Hormone ... metabolic abn #GrowthHormone ... #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology ... #pituitary
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess ... fraction • HTN #GrowthHormone ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
common), growth hormone ... ) the anterior hormones ... following order; GH ... #SideEffects #endocrinology ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
over-secretion of growth hormone ... (GH) from the pituitary ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology
The principal endocrine 'axes' and glands. Parathyroid glands, adrenal zona glomerulosa and endocrine pancreas are not
gonadotrophin-releasing hormone ... Endocrine #Axes #Endocrinology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pathways #Diagnosis ... #Pituitary #Axis
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... • Pituitary ... #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Acromegaly Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Adults – enlarged facial or acral features, abnormal musculoskeletal growth
load • Growth Hormone ... (GH) test (2 hours ... MRI to evaluate pituitary ... Testing #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #endocrinology