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Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Feedback Loop: Growth ... activates lipolysis Signs ... metabolic abn #GrowthHormone ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Ovulation Explained

Around Day 14, estrogen exerts sudden +++ positive feedback
sudden +++ positive feedback ... negative to positive feedback ... MenstrualCycle #OvarianCycle ... pathophysiology #Ovulation #endocrinology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
fraction • HTN #GrowthHormone ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
• Negative feedback ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
the etiology Signs ... pathophysiology #endocin #endocrinology ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis
Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Arrogant, Haughty Behaviors or Attitude - Often display
only by constant feedback ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs