6085 results
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
over-secretion of growth hormone ... Acromegaly #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Hypomagnesemia (Serum level < 1.7 mg/dL)
Neuromuscular manifestations 
 • Tremor, tetany, seizures 
 • Weakness
• Parathyroid hormone ... Hypomagnesemia #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
pituitary apoplexy) Hormone ... Hypopituitarism • Growth hormone ... Tumors #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
excess thyroid hormone ... • Symptoms/signs ... hours-days duration +/- symptoms ... Periodic #Paralysis #diagnosis
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
Hashitoxicosis ‘Leakage’ symptoms ... too much thyroid hormone ... ‘Leakage’ symptoms ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
ACTH -> Decr Sex Hormones ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Clinical Findings Hormonal ... infection, diet, hormones ... emptying - Voiding Symptoms ... Urology #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
shoulder girdle symptoms ... neurologic signs/symptoms ... overweight female, hormone ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
of parathyroid hormone ... Disease #Signs #Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis