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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 ... Diagnosis Approach ... (when evaluation ... or papilledema, heart ... #Workup #causes
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Diagnosis Framework ... Loss of sodium/Potassium ... → Syncope • Signs ... maintain adequate cardiac ... Hypoglycemia - Hypocalcemia
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 ... #Management #Workup
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
search for warning signs ... or underlying heart ... with underlying heart ... depletion impedes potassium ... #Diagnosis #Hypokalemia
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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... syndrome, ARVC) • Hypertension ... Causes: • Hypertension ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... • Pounding or jumping
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Weight loss • Heat ... Cardiac arrhythmia ... psychosis - CHF - Hypotension ... ↑ T3 - Mild hypercalcemia ... endocrinology #signs
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Signs: hypotension ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... below level of heart ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Evaluation of Recurrent ... - Cardiac arrhythmias ... response) - Heart ... positive Romberg sign ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis