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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... Reduced libido • Signs ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
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
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine Signs ... reflexes) • Urinary ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... #signs
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Symptoms are ... of unrelieved aorto-caval ... that may mimic signs ... and symptoms, including ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Myocardial infarction:
Classified into 5 types based on etiology and circumstances:

Type 1: Spontaneous MI caused by ischemia
Spontaneous MI caused ... ischemia due to a primary ... intervention (signs ... and symptoms of ... bypass grafting (signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Hypothyroidism, Primary
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... Signs: hypotension ... decreased ETCO2 Symptoms ... Consider thrombolysis e.g ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Symptoms and Signs of Hypokalemia
Cardiovascular
 - Hypertension
 - Orthostatic hypotension
 - Potentiation of digitalis toxicity
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Symptoms and Signs ... Rhabdomyolysis GI - Nausea ... production - Urinary ... #Hypokalemia #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
• Insomnia Primary ... diffuse goiter (Graves ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... #differential #endocrinology ... #signs #symptoms