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pathophysiology diagnosis genetics gh growthhormone 21hydroxylasedeficiency 21ohd alzheimersdisease dementia feedbackloop geriatrics hyperthyroidism otitismedia overproduction pituitary praderwilli primary
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess ... GH excess prior ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Primary Hyperthyroidism - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Note: Although rare, gestational diseases can lead to thyrotoxicosis due
thyrotoxicosis due to excess ... hyperthyroidism due to excess ... Signs/Symptoms: ... Hyperthyroidism #endocrinology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... =>Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Signs/Symptoms ... pathophysiology #peds ... #pediatrics
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH) Growth Hormone: • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates lipolysis Signs ... /Symptoms: • GH ... lipid • GH excess ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases): - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
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
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children) Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: - Bacterial: Streptococcus
pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #peds #pediatrics
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