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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Tuberculosis: can cause ... : • Lung cancer ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... Reduced libido • Signs ... axillary or pubic hair
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... sliding/barcode sign ... pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... is obscured by air ... in the lung, and ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
hypotension - Nausea ... nervous system symptoms ... axillary and pubic hair ... Insufficiency #Signs ... #Symptoms #Adrenal
Curtain Sign on Lung POCUS
The curtain sign is seen in healthy and aerated lungs at PLAPS
Curtain Sign on ... curtain sign is ... it fills with air ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
a syndrome of long-term ... as the primary symptoms ... with vomiting, abdominal ... the most common cause ... hydrocortisonr #ACTH #AI
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Anosmia, Stroke • Renal ... /vomiting, Abdominal ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #SARSCOV2
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 ... : Long-term steroid
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
the peripheral lung ... and sometimes air ... A signet-ring sign ... The most common cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Auto-immune attack on hair ... inflammation tends to cause ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis