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Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... : • Classic Acromegaly ... , hypertrophic arthropathy ... resistance pseudo-acromegaly ... Diagnosis and Workup
Jaccoud's Arthropathy on Physical Examination

Deforming non-erosive arthropathy characterized by ulnar deviation of the second to fifth
Jaccoud's Arthropathy ... Deforming non-erosive arthropathy ... 1869 Jaccoud's arthropathy ... with Rheumatoid Arthropathy ... In Jaccoud's Arthropathy
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia ... Hypoparathyroidism, Acromegaly ... Diagnosis #Framework #Workup
#ACROMEGALY #management #algorithm #treatment
#ACROMEGALY #management
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
Acromegaly Caused ... #Acromegaly #Signs
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
clinical findings • Acromegaly ... plate fusion -> acromegaly ... rare causes of acromegaly
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Bowel Disease - Arthropathy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #arthropathy
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Myopathy • Crystal Arthropathy
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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Cushing's Syndrome, Acromegaly ... Cushing's Syndrome, Acromegaly
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Consciousness - Workup ... Refer to Blood Work ... Altered #ALOC #Workup ... #diagnosis #workup