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A diagnostic approach to secondary amenorrhea. (DHEA-S = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone; LH =
diagnostic approach to secondary ... = luteinizing hormone ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... #Secondary #Amenorrhea ... #Differential #
Secondary Headaches and Cranial Neuralgias - Comparison Table

#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #Headache #Secondary #Differential #Comparison #Table #Timing
Secondary Headaches ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... #Headache #Secondary ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table
Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • Autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency
 • Adrenoleukodystrophy,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... - Differential ... or tuberculosis Secondary ... Combined pituitary hormone ... Insufficiency #Differential
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Differential Diagnosis ... Adrenocorticotropic hormone ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... Insufficiency #Differential
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Lipid Profiles - Differential ... Deficiency - Secondary ... Pregnancy, Hormone ... LipidProfiles #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #PrimaryCare
Hyperaldosteronism - Etiologies of Mineralocorticoid Excess

Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Normal or Low Renin, High Aldosterone) 
 - Aldosterone-secreting
- Congenital adrenal ... hyperplasia Secondary ... Hyperaldosteronism #Differential ... #Aldosterone #Comparison
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
(steatorrhea) Renal ... Tubulointerstitial renal ... inappropriate antidiuretic hormone ... - Primary or secondary ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Pathologic fracture secondary ... breast, prostate, renal ... #Back #Pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #primarycare
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
steatorrhea) • Renal ... Tubulointerstitial renal ... inappropriate antidiuretic hormone ... states, Primary or secondary ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... bruit or signs of hormonal ... Jcortesizaguirr #Secondary ... Workup #causes #Differential