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pathophysiology symptoms diagnosis peds genetics geriatrics incontinence 21hydroxylasedeficiency 21ohd alzheimersdisease bulimianervosa dementia diabeticketoacidosis dka fecal feedbackloop gh glftap growthhormone hyperthyroidism
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pituitary Mass Effects ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... Hyperprolactinemia • Diabetes ... #SideEffects #endocrinology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... Obesity -> Type 2 diabetes ... pathophysiology #peds #pediatrics
Primary Hyperthyroidism - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Note: Although rare, gestational diseases can lead to thyrotoxicosis due
production by the pituitary ... Signs/Symptoms: ... Hyperthyroidism #endocrinology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH) Growth Hormone: • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates lipolysis Signs ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... pathophysiology #pituitary
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... pathophysiology #endocrinology ... #diabetes
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications Continence mechanisms are impaired • Local neuronal damage • External and
Pathogenesis and Complications ... Diabetes) • Altered ... #Incontinence #geriatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases): - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... pathophysiology #genetics #endocrinology ... #peds #pediatrics
Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Predisposing Factors: - Immunocompromised, Diabetes, - Elderly, Female
Immunocompromised, Diabetes ... lower tract: As a complication ... Pathophysiology #Signs
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children) Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: - Bacterial: Streptococcus
resolve by 72 hours Complications ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs ... #peds #pediatrics
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