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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Hemorrhage: • ... Androgens: • Symptoms ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... inhibitors, bilateral hemorrhage ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... Causes of Secondary
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ACTH-Dependent (Secondary ... Fungal, HIV/AIDS • Hemorrhagic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... Discoloration - Splinter hemorrhages ... discoloration) • Chronic renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
with pulmonary hemorrhage ... Pulmonary: pulmonary hemorrhage ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... such as retinal hemorrhages ... Jcortesizaguirr #Secondary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pathologic fracture secondary ... breast, prostate, renal ... Retroperitoneal hemorrhage ... #causes #primarycare
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Viral replication causes ... Hypertension - Renal ... abdo pain, GI hemorrhage ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... rash • Others: nausea ... Weil's disease (renal ... • Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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post-ingestion) - Secondary ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... post-ingestion) - Symptom ... coagulopathy, renal ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis