Pulmonary Surfactant Introduction Pulmonary surfactant is a surface-active organic complex of phospholipids and proteins. It reduces surface tension, prevents alveoli collapse after expiration, and makes respiration easy and smooth. Surfactant is crucial for life as it prevent atelectasis. About’ totalphysiology.com.’ This article is part of my mission to provide trustworthy, recent health information to support the general public, patients, and professionals globally. Here, you will find human Physiology and health-related topics. This article is intended for all learners and medical care providers. This activity aims for learners to better apply the latest scientific knowledge. Upon completing the article, you will have increased knowledge regar...
Gigantism and Acromegaly Keywords: IGF-1 levels | gigantism | acromegaly | Causes |diagnosis | management | Hormones responsible for acromegaly . Table of contents: 1. Introduction 2. Incidence 3. Causes 4. Features of Acromegaly Gigantism 5 . Diagnosis 6. Complications 7. Treatment Abnormal excess secretion, i.e.hypersecretion of growth hormone, causes gigantism and acromegaly. When hypersecretion of growth hormone occurs before the fusion ...