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Thyroid Disorders and Menstrual Cycle Function

Hypothyroidism
 • Polymenorrhea (increased menstrual bleeding) is more common
 • Oligomenorrhea
Cycle Function Hypothyroidism ... miscarriage Hyperthyroidism ... • Amenorrhea ... Menstrual #Cycle #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated FSH
 • Premature Ovarian Failure
 • Menopa use
 • Spontaneous
Bleed With
Amenorrhea - Differential ... Challenge • Hypothyroidism ... • Hyperthyroidism ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis
 • Pregnancy
 • Endocrinopathies: PCOS, Hypothyroidism
 • HPA Dysfunction:
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea ... - Differential ... Endocrinopathies: PCOS, Hypothyroidism ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #endocrinology
Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High/Normal Radioiodine Uptake
 - Autoimmune Thyroid Disease:
    • Grave's
Hyperthyroidism ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Positive anti-TSH Receptor ... #HighThyroid #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Thyrotropin (TSH) receptor ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... tenderness Treatment ... causes #diagnosis #differential ... #endocrinology
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea ... - Differential ... , Iatrogenic) Receptor ... Hyperprolactinemia • Hypothyroidism ... #Differential #
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Calcium-sensing receptor-gene ... vitamin A intake • Hyperthyroidism ... Hypercalcemia #Causes #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #differential
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Dwarfism) • Hypothyroidism ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... #ShortStature #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Differential Diagnosis ... pseudo-acromegaly, obesity, hypothyroidism ... Lanreotide) ± GH receptor ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology