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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Tuberculosis: can cause ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... axillary or pubic hair ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
hypotension - Nausea ... nervous system symptoms ... axillary and pubic hair ... Headache, visual symptoms ... Insufficiency #Signs #Symptoms
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... peripheral tracking of air ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... pocus #clinical #air
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Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
as the primary symptoms ... with vomiting, abdominal ... the most common cause ... the most common cause ... hydrocortisonr #ACTH #AI
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Notice the air-bronchogram ... long standing symptoms ... include the list of causes ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
with severe RUQ abdominal ... as shown in the case ... Pleural air would ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #Abdominal
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Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
extent of the nausea ... lactate level, abdominal ... , which showed air ... Clinical #Derm #EM #Radiology
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 ... stones #calculus #Radiology
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
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound