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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
cause adrenal calcification ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... axillary or pubic hair ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms
 • Brain: Androgenization effects, Glucocorticoid effects,
Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms ... Early puberty, Secondary ... , Male-pattern hair ... Deficiency #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Causes of Secondary ... A STIM test can ... #Endocrinology
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... , male-pattern hair ... • Non-classic CAH ... Androgen-secreting tumors: Adrenal ... #endocrinology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Calculus AXR ... KUB - Good far ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... of flank or abdominal ... - Limited IVP can
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
by the abdominal ... spermatic vein Secondary ... retroperitoneal masses ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... classically purple abdominal ... • Acne • If secondary ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology
Bibasilar Atelectasis secondary to massive ascites

Finally, large volumes of intra-abdominal fluid can lead to elevated hemi-diaphragms-->bibasilar
Bibasilar Atelectasis secondary ... volumes of intra-abdominal ... under-recognized cause ... optiflow 60% to room air ... clinical #pocus #ultrasound
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
thyroiditis Secondary ... fibrillation/flutter • Abdominal ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... #endocrinology ... #signs #symptoms
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
hyperhidrosis, hair ... Acromegaly occurs secondary ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... or refractory cases ... #Management #Endocrinology