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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
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cushing's Disease • GH ... #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Algorithmic Approach to Hypothyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Management Framework

Central Hypothyroidism (Secondary or tertiary) ↓TSH, ↓FT4
Hypothyroidism - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... ↓FT4 • Post-GH ... #Diagnosis #algorithm ... #endocrinology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... #management #pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... : >3 symptoms, or ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... #management #hematology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... • Should be on differential ... Pathophysiology: ... Management: SURGERY
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... #management #neurology
Pediatric Parasomnias and Nightmares: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Parasomnias - Micro-arousal episodes during SWS ->
Intense activation of
Pediatric Parasomnias ... Parasomnias #Nightmares #Pediatrics ... #Peds #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #pharmacology ... #diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column ... #management