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Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing Syndrome ... Testing Algorithm ... : • Suspected Cushing ... Urine Free by LC-MS ... Syndrome #diagnosis #algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes ... #Differential #Algorithm
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
- Differential Algorithm ... - Non-MSK - Axial ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glucocorticoid excess (Cushing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Defining the cause ... hyperplasia • Cushing's ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
That causes the ... during running and cutting ... Positive #ACLTear #clinical ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Carbenoxolone, SAME, Cushing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium
Bilateral Biceps Tendon Rupture Injury 

Bilateral bicipital rupture sustained during curling exercise.

#Biceps #Tendon #Rupture #Injury #Bilateral
sustained during curling ... Injury #Bilateral #clinical ... orthopedics #sports #MSK
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping

Note cup-to-disc ratio at least 0.8 (physiologic limit of 0.5).

Thinning of optic disc
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping ... Usual cause is glaucoma ... Glaucoma causes ... #OpticDisc #Cupping ... ophthalmology #Clinical
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Endocrinopathy: • Cushing's ... agonists • Others Critical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes