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Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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growth Hirsutism causes ... Non-classic CAH • Drugs ... Rare: Cushing's Syndrome ... , Acromegaly • ... Drugs: Minoxidil
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
clinical findings • Acromegaly ... • Other rare causes ... of acromegaly include ... overgrowth: • Carpal ... Tunnel Syndrome
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... • Medications, Drugs ... Other Endocrine causes ... Hyperparathyroidism, Acromegaly ... low renin HTN causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • ILLICIT DRUGS ... #Palpitations #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal ... decade → peripheral/acral ... pachydermoperiostosis, drugs ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... or refractory cases
Causes of Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathies

#DrugInduced #Medications #Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies #Differential #Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced ... #Differential #Causes ... #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... , Brugada syndrome ... : Drugs, Electrolyte ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
induced - Urinary drug ... screen (illicit drugs ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... aldosteronism • Acromegaly
Antiarrhythmic Drugs

CLASS IA
 • Procainamide, Quinidine, Disopyramide
CLASS 1B
 • Lidocaine, Mexiletine
CLASS 2
 • Propranolol, Esmolol
CLASS 4
Antiarrhythmic Drugs ... #Medications #Classes ... Classification #Pharmacology ... #cardiology
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Drug Precipitants ... and Pharmacology ... #Pharmacology # ... medications #causes