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Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Insufficiency - Diagnosis ... Insufficiency: Long-term steroid ... Give 250 mcg of ... Cortisol level of less ... than 18 is diagnostic
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Reflexes: Arms or legs ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... axonal form • MRI ... ventilation • Steroids ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Lithoptysis (less ... into the aorta or pulmonary ... israelii • Nocardia asteroides ... #pulmonary
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Catheterization - Pulmonary ... mortality in inferior MI ... technique-dependent • Less ... thought to be less ... artery #catheter #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Treatment: • Steroids ... Transverse #Myelitis #diagnosis
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
the follow up video ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... started on IV steroids ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Drugs and toxins: Steroids ... EMG) studies • MRI ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
myasthenic syndrome (LEMS ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... clinical index (SAMS-CI ... statin • Oral steroid ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... purpura (lower legs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Asteroid Hyalosis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Asteroid Hyalosis is a calcium-lipid complex that is suspended by
Asteroid Hyalosis ... Examination Asteroid ... eye and are also less ... Hyalosis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #SlitLamp