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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... Adrenals: • Lung ... • Abdominal pain ... • Back pain ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... weight • Chest pain ... Most Common Causes ... TB, NTM, PNA • Primary ... Nasal polyps and 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 ... anorexia, abdominal pain ... , Muscle/joint pain ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... • Signs/Symptoms ... crackles, chest pain ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Kounis syndrome Lungs ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... edema, abdominal pain ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Centrilobular nodules - Bronchiectasis ... • Primarily occurs ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... pleuritic chest pain ... Occasional sighs ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Also known as: Lung ... patients), • Chest pain ... pneumonia, • Bronchiectasis ... Noninfectious Causes ... Mimics: • Primary