PPT-Addison’s, Cushing’s & Acromegaly

Tom Collins Objectives Definitions Aetiology Presentation Investigations Complications Management Prognosis Clinical scenario Addisons Disease Definition Autoimmune destruction of the adrenal gland resulting in failure of adrenal steroid hormone production. Dr Edward Hutchison FY1 (Geriatrics). Phase II Objectives. 3.21: . Investigations. . –. . Request appropriately the more common tests of thyroid, adrenal and pituitary gland function, seeking advice where necessary.. Sayed. Abdel Fattah . Eid. Lecturer of Internal Medicine. Delta University. Acromegaly . . Introduction. - Acromegaly is an insidious disorder caused by a pituitary GH-secreting adenoma resulting in high circulating levels of GH and IGF-I. . The. Great American Neurosurgeon. Richard J. Barohn, MD. Gertrude and Dewey Ziegler Professor of Neurology. The University of Kansas Medical Center. Harvey Cushing MD. 1869-1939. Born in . Cleveland . ResourcesEducationCounseling Service of Addison County Intensive School Support Programprovides intensive services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders age 2 22Vermont Adult LearningStern Ce Batoul. . B. irjandi. Patients with MAS have a somatic (. postzygotic. ) mutation of the alpha subunit of the . G . protein that activates adenylyl . cyclase. . . . This mutation leads to continued stimulation of endocrine function (. Mahtab. . Niroomand. . M. .D.. Assistant Professor of Endocrinology. 2014. Tehran. Out line. Introduction and epidemiology. Etiology and differential diagnosis. Clinical features. Survival . Diagnostic modality. Cushing's syndrome is caused by excessive activation of glucocorticoid receptors. . By far the most common cause is iatrogenic, due to prolonged administration of synthetic glucocorticoids such as prednisolone. . 395 respiratory or cardiac failure. Among them, cardiovascular involvement is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. There are relatively few cases reporting cardiac pISSN 2384-1095eISSN 2384-11 Past, Present and Future. Consultant Endocrinologist, . The Christie Hospital NHS FT. Honorary Senior Lecturer, . University of Manchester . SfE. BES 2022- Conflict Of Interest . Acromegaly is caused by . axcess growth . hormone (GH) secretion . due . to a GH secreting pituitary tumour (. somatotroph. . adenoma) usually . a . macroadenoma. .. GH excess . produces . gigantism in children (. AlHawari. , MD, FACE, ECNU. Consultant Endocrinologist. Assistant Professor of . Medicine. Leena. Al-. Nsour. (MD student). D. epartment of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine. University of Jordan. Sheila Khawaja. 1. , Muriël Marks. 1. , Mark Gurnell. 2. , Maria Fleseriu. 3. . 1. World Alliance of Pituitary Organizations, Zeeland, Netherlands; . 2. Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge & Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK; . ADRENAL GLAND. ADRENAL GLAND. HORMONES. HORMONES. CUSHING SYNDROME CAUSE. Cushing syndrome is a rare disease that results from having too much cortisol hormone in the body. In some cases, Cushing syndrome develops from long-term or overuse of steroid medications(medicines that act like cortisol in the body). In other cases, the body itself produces too much cortisol. This overproduction can happen for several reasons, including the presence of tumors(abnormal growths) such as a:. Prolactinoma. . (on medical treatment) was referred to endocrine clinic for high IGF1 level and impaired GH-GTT test. Presented by Suzan . Maleki. MD. 2023 JAN. Patient ID. 41 y/o man. From . Amol.