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Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
GHRH hypothalamic tumors ... neuroendocrine tumors ... hemianopsia IGF-1 Overproduction ... GrowthHormone #GH #Excess #Overproduction ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
 •
steroids • Rare: Cushing's ... Androgen-secreting tumors ... Androgen-secreting tumors ... Adrenal, Ovary • Cushing's ... Differential #Diagnosis #endocrinology
Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Zona Fasciculata: Cushing ... for those with tumor ... mendesthiagob #Adrenal #Tumors ... Diagnosis #workup #endocrinology
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Small Pituitary Tumours ... ring size • Cushing's ... #Pituitary #Tumors ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... skin due to an overproduction ... abdomen for adrenal tumors ... contralateral to the tumor ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
Hyperthecosis • Tumor ... Hyperplasia • Cushing's ... Syndrome Tumor ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Carbenoxolone, SAME, Cushing ... Renin secreting tumor ... Algorithm #causes #potassium
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Renin-secreting tumor ... Al, Normal R - Cushing's ... #causes #low #potassium
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Renin-secreting tumor ... hyperplasia • Cushing's ... causes #nephrology #potassium
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... Renin secreting tumor ... ↓ Aldosterone: Cushing ... hypokalemia #urine #potassium