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Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
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Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... Thrombophilia • Critical ... #Causes
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - ... : • Pituitary Dysfunction ... • Hypothalamic Dysfunction ... , Disseminated Fungal
Aortic Valve Nodules of Arantius on Echocardiogram

This is a parasternal short axis view at the level
of Arantius on Echocardiogram ... lead to valve dysfunction ... or insufficiency ... #AorticValve #Cardiology ... #Hypertrophy #Clinical
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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... hematogenous spread - Fungal ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... remains unknown • Final ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... connective tissue components ... failure • Renal insufficiency ... • Cognitive dysfunction ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal