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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... axillary or pubic hair ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... you think of the causes ... replacing the air ... can replace the air ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
hypotension - Nausea ... Autoimmune thyroid disease ... nervous system symptoms ... axillary and pubic hair ... Headache, visual symptoms
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... contact with cold air ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... , abdominal pain
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease - Renal ... ultrasound, Tests ... of renal disease ... ; MRA; abdominal
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
crisis with Addison disease ... as the primary symptoms ... with vomiting, abdominal ... bronze Addison disease ... hydrocortisonr #ACTH #AI
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... or metastatic disease ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... , infiltrative diseases
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Calculus AXR ... KUB - Good far ... of flank or abdominal ... retroperitoneal disease ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... hx of Crohn's disease ... signatures of air ... Abscess #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... Chronic Chest Symptoms