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Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Growth Hormone (GH ... lipolysis Signs/Symptoms ... abn lipid • GH ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
growth hormone (GH ... Acromegaly #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... ) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral
Diabetes Insipidus vs Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH) - Comparison Table

Diabetes Insipidus - Inadequate ADH
SIADH -
Comparison #Table #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
) Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Most common symptoms ... disease - Bone symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Sellar / Pituitary Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adenoma - Primary Anterior Pituitary
 - Secreting
Pituitary Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Prolactin • GH ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #endocrinology
Hypopituitarism Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suspected hypopituitarism (anterior pituitary)
Symptoms: fatigue, depression, and other endocrine dysfunction

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#Hypopituitarism #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypopituitarism Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... anterior pituitary) Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pituitary #endocrinology
Tall Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Growth (BA=CA)
 • Familial Tall Stature
 • XYY Syndrome
Obese BMI
Tall Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Puberty Onset • GH ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #endocrinology