5 results
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Symptoms and Signs ... sign, Trousseau ... sign, Circumoral ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Under-excretion - Endocrine ... Sarcoidosis • Hypercalcemia ... • Alcohol #gout ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and signs ... renovascular or endocrine ... renal bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
diffusion of K+ out ... To prevent hypokalemia ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... confusion coma #DiabeticKetoacidosis ... pathophysiology #endocrinology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... atrophy/weakness 4) Endocrine ... Cataracts Labs: Hypokalemia ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology