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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's ... Adrenals: • Lung ... and melanoma Bilateral ... skin might be a clue ... insufficiency #addisons
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... upright or lat
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
polychondritis - Relapsing, bilateral ... the following symptoms ... subdural hematoma, lung ... gland tumor Clues ... • Associated symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... • Natural history ... surface of legs), bilateral
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... point inhibitors, bilateral ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... A baseline 8am cortisol