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Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation ... Aldosterone and renin if hypokalemia ... and/or hypertension ... Zona Fasciculata: Cushing ... #Diagnosis #workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Approach (when evaluation ... or papilledema, heart ... renal bruit or signs ... #Workup #causes
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Loss of sodium/Potassium ... tone → Postural hypotension ... → Syncope • Signs ... Tachycardia & hypotension ... Hypoglycemia - Hypocalcemia
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
Evaluation begins ... search for warning signs ... or underlying heart ... with underlying heart ... depletion impedes potassium
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... abnormalities (hypo- or hypertension ... abnormalities particularly potassium ... especially in heart ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup