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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Primary Adrenal ... vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... Reduced libido • Signs ... #diagnosis #signs
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... on ECG • Conventional ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... or R/S>I STEMI Equivalents ... / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... cardiology #STEMI #Equivalents
Primary Hyperthyroidism - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Note: Although rare, gestational diseases can lead to thyrotoxicosis due
Primary Hyperthyroidism ... excess secretion of hCG ... Signs/Symptoms: ... Pretibial myxedema #Primary ... Hyperthyroidism #endocrinology
Symptoms and Signs of Hypokalemia
Cardiovascular
 - Hypertension
 - Orthostatic hypotension
 - Potentiation of digitalis toxicity
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Symptoms and Signs ... distension - Ileus Renal ... production - Urinary ... #Hypokalemia #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
• Insomnia Primary ... diffuse goiter (Graves ... antibodies (TRAb) if Graves ... #differential #endocrinology ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
risk factors (eg ... hypertension and signs ... bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Hypothyroidism, Primary
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... cardiac ischaemia primarily ... depression • T wave ... is conscious, symptoms ... CM5 continuous ECG
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
not a feature of primary ... Imaging: 1) Primary ... the abdomen for adrenal ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal ... and Signs: 50% ... paroxysmal HTN, most primary ... and signs: • ... pheochromocytoma: primary