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The principal endocrine 'axes' and glands. Parathyroid glands, adrenal zona glomerulosa and endocrine pancreas are not
controlled by the pituitary ... #Endocrinology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pathways #Diagnosis ... #Pituitary #Axis
Vitamin D Metabolism

#VitaminD #Metabolism #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology #Pathways
Vitamin D Metabolism ... #VitaminD #Metabolism ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology ... #Pathways
Vitamin D Metabolism Pathways

Dr. Jamie Willows @jamiekwillows

#VitaminD #Metabolism #Pathways #pathophysiology #endocrinology
Vitamin D Metabolism ... Pathways Dr. ... jamiekwillows #VitaminD #Metabolism ... #Pathways #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Steroid Synthesis Pathway

(OH, hydroxy; HSD, hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; DHEA, dehydroepiandrosterone; pink, common enzymes affecting CAH, purple –
Steroid Synthesis Pathway ... Steroid #Synthesis #Pathway ... #metabolism #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates JAK-STAT pathway ... thickness) - metabolic ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology ... #pituitary
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis
Estrogen, when released:
 • Negatively feeds back on the hypothalamus and
The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian ... Axis Estrogen, ... hypothalamus and anterior pituitary ... MenstrualCycle #pathophysiology ... HypothalamicPituitary #endocrinology
Primary vs Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency - Pathophysiology
Primary AI = adrenal glands themselves are the problem. This
Insufficiency - Pathophysiology ... Secondary AI = the pituitary ... , as their RAA axis ... Insufficiency #Pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Hypogonad (50%) • Metabolic ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... • Pituitary ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
bowel contents • Metabolic ... Narrowed anorectal angle ... unknown, many pathways ... excitatory neural pathways ... #constipation #pathophysiology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... activate inflammatory pathways ... • Male sex • Metabolic ... include forefoot, ankles