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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... #endocrinology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... intervertebral disc disease ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
or metastatic disease ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... injury), Coags ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
, oral cavity) Caused ... dexamethasone suppression test ... the abdomen for adrenal ... Diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Presentation: Injury ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... MCTD - Bechet disease
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
mellitus, thyroid disease ... Prolonged shoulder injury ... a stroke that caused ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... stages #staging #msk
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Paget’s Disease: ... Abnormal Osteoclasts cause ... bone formation MSK ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms