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Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing Syndrome ... Suspected Cushing syndrome ... MRI of adrenal glands ... , pituitary gland ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Sjogren's syndrome ... Trichinosis Salivary Gland ... • Sebaceous gland ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome ... Sjögren's, the syndrome ... infiltration -> Increased gland ... Primary #Sjogrens #Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Hypercalcemia Parathyroid gland ... ) Parathyroid gland ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary and lacrimal glands ... Diagnosis: • Dry ... minor salivary gland ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... minor salivary gland
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
adrenal makes the gland ... behind the adrenal gland ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
sarcoid Lofgren Syndrome ... polyarthralgias Heerfordt syndrome ... Uveitis, parotid gland ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
extensive ground glass ... due to alveolar syndrome ... extensive ground glass ... fibrotic alveolar syndrome ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome ... (JPS), Cowden Syndrome ... Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome ... cystically dilated glands ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Hypocalcemia by Clinical Cause

Acute illness: pancreatitis, tumor lysis, severe illness - Secondary hyperparathyroidism from
Autoimmune parathyroid gland ... Malabsorption syndrome ... with parathyroid gland ... #Differential #Diagnosis