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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Adrenals: • Lung ... • Abdominal pain ... • Back pain ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura in severe cases ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Lymphoma (NHL, primary ... P.jiroveci • Normal ... #differential #diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... the following symptoms ... subdural hematoma, lung ... • Associated symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine Signs ... reflexes) • Urinary ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary Primary ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... Insufficiency #Primary ... #Management #Endocrinology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... • Signs/Symptoms ... crackles, chest pain ... • Signs/Symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... weight • Chest pain ... TB, NTM, PNA • Primary ... Nasal polyps and signs ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
pleuritic chest pain ... Occasional sighs ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam