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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Primary Adrenal ... aldosterone Causes ... hypothyroidism ... Administer 250 mcg ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
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 ... #endocrinology
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
Primary and secondary ... hypotension - Nausea ... - Secondary hypothyroidism ... Insufficiency #Signs ... #Symptoms #Adrenal
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Failure • Stress (e.g ... + High TSH • Primary ... Hypothyroidism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology ... #Causes
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Deprivation • Primary ... Dwarfism) • Hypothyroidism ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
• Insomnia Primary ... diffuse goiter (Graves ... #causes #diagnosis ... #differential #endocrinology ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... : Hypothyroidism ... , Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary Primary ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... Give 250 mcg of ... Insufficiency #Primary ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
clinical findings Primary ... the abdominal aorta ... retroperitoneal masses ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Urology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... ascending thoracic aorta ... resulting in a dilated aorta ... General paresis and tabes ... infected without symptoms