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Acromegaly in patient with a pituitary adenoma #acromegaly #pituitary #adenoma #GnRH #Hand #PhysicalExam #clinical #photo
Acromegaly in patient ... with a pituitary ... adenoma #acromegaly ... #GnRH #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #photo
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
Acromegaly Caused ... (GH) from the pituitary ... condition is rare and ... present between 30 and ... #Acromegaly #Signs
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... - GH-secreting pituitary ... (Up to 30% of pituitary ... • Pituitary ... mass effect • Pituitary
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Effects of Large and ... Small Pituitary ... infarction/expansion (pituitary ... Hypogonadism • Acromegaly ... polyuria #Pituitary
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias (MEN syndromes) 

MEN I
• Hyperparathyroidism 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Possible ZE syndrome 
• Various
syndrome • Various Pituitary ... path • Acromegaly
Acromegalic Hand: Markedly enlarged hand resulting from excess growth hormone. For reference
purposes, the comparison hand is
Acromegalic Hand ... Markedly enlarged hand ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Acromegaly #Acromegalic ... #Hand #UCSDH
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates osteoblasts and ... - Giantism or acromegaly ... , widening of hands ... pathophysiology #pituitary
Cutis Verticis Gyrata: Idiopathic development of excess folds and furrows within the skin of the head.
Associated
of excess folds and ... mental retardation, acromegaly ... , and a number of ... Verticis #Gyrata #Photo
Overview of hypothalamus and pituitary hormones and their regulation.

#hypothalamus #pituitary #endocrinology #Hormones #diagnosis #algorithm
of hypothalamus and ... pituitary hormones ... and their regulation ... #hypothalamus #pituitary
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
- Pathogenesis and ... clinical findings • Acromegaly ... plate fusion -> acromegaly ... rare causes of acromegaly ... • Enlarged hands