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Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High/Normal Radioiodine Uptake
 - Autoimmune Thyroid Disease:
    • Grave's
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease ... • Grave's Disease ... Granulomatous • Lymphocytic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Graves’ Disease: ... Findings B & T lymphocyte ... hyperplasia Note: B & T lymphocytes ... pathophysiology #endocin #endocrinology
Clinical Examination in Endocrine Diseases

#Endocrinology #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis #Signs
Examination in Endocrine Diseases ... #Endocrinology ... #PhysicalExam #
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Chain Deposition Disease ... Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome, Lymphocytic ... #Cystic #Lung #Disease ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease ... • Biliary Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
active Hashimoto’s disease ... thyroiditis that causes ... of Hashimoto’s disease ... the thyroid by lymphocytes ... Hashitoxicosis #Hashimotos #Endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia due to increased bone Ca2+ resorption:
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism, Malignancy, Pseudohyperparathyroidism, Renal failure,
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... failure, Addison's disease ... Granulomatous diseases ... Hypercalcemia #Causes ... calcium #high #endocrinology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... extramedullary disease ... -> AML: Blast crises ... CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia): • Lymphocytes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... or metastatic disease ... , infiltrative diseases ... point inhibitors, lymphocytic ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary diseases ... Cytomegalovirus, Influenza, Lymphocytic ... ARDS, Metastatic disease ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Infectious Diseases