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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... ultrasound, Tests ... ; MRA; abdominal ... aldosteronism • Acromegaly ... #Workup #table
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
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Causes of Secondary
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... hyperhidrosis, hair ... occurs secondary ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... or refractory cases
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 ... , abdominal pain ... rheumatology #comparison #table
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 ... obstruction - Able ... of flank or abdominal