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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... h of infusion Adrenal ... CT scan, adrenal ... #Hypertension #Differential
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
ACTH stimulation test ... autoantibody tests ... - Serum tests that ... Insufficiency #Evaluation #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Differential Diagnosis ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... ACTH) stimulation test ... Insufficiency #Differential
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Step 1) Screening Test ... require Cosyntropin testing ... ) Confirmation Test ... This test determines ... Step 3) Differentiate
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
factor (RF) and cyclic ... - CCP antibody testing ... more time for the laboratory ... and C serology testing ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Common Causes: • Cystic ... no evidence of cystic ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... Sweat chloride test ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... bladder in a non-fasting ... Adenomyomatosis, Cystic ... Gallbladder #Thickening #Differential ... #Diagnosis #radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... The cystic pattern ... appreciate on a cest ... When the cysts have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... symptomatology Differential ... Disease-specific testing ... , biopsy By Tess ... #Syndrome #differential
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
Echinococcal Cysts ... Laboratory tests ... revealed a large cyst ... #echinoccocal #cyst ... liver #hepatic #radiology