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psychiatry gh riskfactors vasculitis 21hydroxylasedeficiency agammaglobulinemia anorexianervosa anxiety arteritis behavioraldisorder bulimianervosa diabetes diabeticketoacidosis endocin excess feedbackloop giantcell gravesdisease henochscholeinpurpura hsp
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH) Growth Hormone: • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates lipolysis Signs ... /Symptoms: • GH ... metabolic abn #GrowthHormone ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
fraction • HTN #GrowthHormone ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD ... #pathophysiology ... #genetics #endocrinology
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
the etiology Signs ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology ... #endocin #endocrinology ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations Risk Factors: - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
not proven) - Genetic ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... /Symptoms: - Fever ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Findings • Note: in DKA ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
40% of patients diagnosed ... Signs of immunodeficiency ... Genetic Predisposition ... /Symptoms/Findings ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings - Infectious Agents - 50% have
predisposition - Various genetic ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Social Factors • Parenting and infant attachment • Childhood illness/abuse •
Neurotic personality Genetics ... Psychological Symptoms ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry
Anorexia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors Biological Risk Factors • Gender: F > M • Genetics: concordance
Gender: F > M • Genetics ... AnorexiaNervosa #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry
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