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Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
clinical findings • Acromegaly ... rare causes of acromegaly ... overgrowth: • Carpal ... Tunnel Syndrome ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... paresthesias (carpal ... decade → peripheral/acral ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Management Global IBS Symptoms ... ♀ with severe symptoms ... gastroenterology #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... for diagnosis Treatment ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Dehydration • Symptoms ... changes, stroke symptoms ... limb ischemia, bowel ... organ damage • Treatment ... tumor burden • Symptoms
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Previous upper bowel ... , Inflammatory bowel ... syndrome, Cystic ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... disturbance • Bladder, bowel ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome ... Episcleritis Signs and Symptoms ... development of skin symptoms ... Erythema nodosum - Acral ... Treatment: - Systemic
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... deficiencies) Dumping Syndrome ... bolus to the small bowel ... and vasomotor symptoms
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... serositis peritonitis, bowel ... Confusion, visual symptoms ... IRIS with severe symptoms ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome