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Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Glucocorticoid-Induced ... Blood Supply #Glucocorticoids ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs: Minoxidil, glucocorticoids ... Drugs: Minoxidil, Glucocorticoids ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Leukemoid Reaction

Retrospective review of 135 patients with WBC >25k:
 - 48% infection
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Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhage - 12% glucocorticoid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Benign Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplasia - Often Bilateral
 • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
 • ACTH
- Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical Picture) Glucocorticoid ... Cushingoid Features • Glucocorticoid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
Treatment • Glucocorticoid ... CarpalTunnel #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... TREAT AIHA 1 - Glucocorticoids ... Hemolytic #Anemia #diagnosis
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
, Differential Diagnosis ... polydipsia - Glucocorticoid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pemphigus Vulgaris vs Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris
 • Epidemiology: Average age 40-60
 • Time
Treatment: Systemic glucocorticoids ... Systemic or topical glucocorticoids ... Pemphigoid #Comparison #diagnosis
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... Treatment: • Glucocorticoids ... No response to glucocorticoids ... - reconsider diagnosis ... Related #Disease #diagnosis
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical Picture) Glucocorticoid ... Cushingoid Features • Glucocorticoid ... #Differential #Diagnosis