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Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates lipolysis Signs ... /Symptoms: • GH ... thickness) - metabolic ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Hypothyroid Myopathy
Very common (up to 80% ) in patients with hypothyroidism
Pathophysiology:
 • T4 deficiency leads to
hypothyroidism Pathophysiology ... mitochondrial oxidative metabolism ... fibers Spectrum of Clinical ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... damage - CXR should
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... /or suspicious clinical ... symptoms/signs ... The presence of metabolic ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Due to neuronal metabolism ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Predicted very short ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm
Rickets and Osteomalacia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Calcification inhibitors (excess exposure to A1, Fluoride, etidronate)
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Abnormal Vitamin D Metabolism ... #Osteomalacia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Predicted very short ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening ... #Algorithm #Effusion