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Feedback Loop: Prolactin (PRL)
 • PRL levels exhibit diurnal, menstrual, and age-related variation
 • TRH has
Loop: Prolactin (PRL ... ) • PRL levels ... #FeedbackLoop # ... endocrinology #pathophysiology ... #pituitary
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
pathway -> Incr gene expression ... GrowthHormone #GH #FeedbackLoop ... #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology ... #pituitary
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive ... MajorDepressiveDisorder #Depression ... #MoodDisorders ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pituitary Mass Effects ... Pituitary adenomas ... FSH, TSH, ACTH, PRL ... #SideEffects #endocrinology ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
maintain this state Depressive ... Bipolar #Disorder #MoodDisorders ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive ... change from major depression ... AffectiveDisorder #MoodDisorders ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry