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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Primary Adrenal ... Damage of the adrenal ... adrenal calcification ... melanoma Bilateral Adrenal ... axillary or pubic hair
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
Adrenal Crisis ... as the primary symptoms ... with vomiting, abdominal ... hydrocortisonr #ACTH ... #AI ##adrenals
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Summary Primary Adrenal ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Adrenal Insufficiency ... @AnnKumfer #Adrenal
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
MANIFESTATIONS OF ADRENAL ... and secondary adrenal ... axillary and pubic hair ... insipidus #Adrenal ... #Adrenal #Insufficiency
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
classically purple abdominal ... the abdomen for adrenal ... tumors • The adrenal ... x-ray and/or CT, abdominal ... Diagnosis #signs #symptoms
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 ... for non-calculus causes