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Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
masses of all sizes ... LH, FSH, TSH, ACTH ... Signs / Symptoms ... #SideEffects #endocrinology ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Large and Small Pituitary ... Amenorrhoea • ACTH ... #Tumors #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... excludes AI in almost all ... lower, you have diagnosed ... . problem with pituitary ... #Endocrinology
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
on hypothalamus/pituitary ... , Decreasing ACTH ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and Signs
Hypothyroidism:
 - General - From asymptomatic to myxedema coma, “Like
- Symptoms and Signs ... running a marathon all ... #Hyperthyroid # ... Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #endocrinology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... TFT, LH, FSH & ACTH ... #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Chlorpromazine ACh ... Block action of ACh ... Hypothalamus -> Pituitary ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Activation of ACC ... BZD #withdrawal #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Charcot Joint - Neuropathic Arthropathy: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Impaired joint protection -> abnormal joint
Inflammatory cytokines act ... #Arthropathy #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs