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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Clinical suspicion ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... volume depletion, abdominal ... , hyponatremia, ... ACTH) stimulation test
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... Hypoparathyroidism - Type 1 ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... pain • Back pain
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... secondary AI, hyponatremia ... PEARLS: 1. ... A STIM test can ... 1.
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Symptoms and Signs: 1. ... Abdominal pain; ... positive T. whipplei test ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... - 1. ... of symptoms - 1- ... , abdominal pain
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Cramps: • Muscle pain ... Dehydration - Loss of sodium ... conditions - Neurogenic ... heat illness → Hypernatremia ... - Headache - Abdominal
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... lesions • Severe pain ... Fecal occult blood test ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... #physicalexam
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... pain Labs: ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... classically purple abdominal ... , oral cavity) Caused ... is decreased), hypernatremia ... dexamethasone suppression test
Carnett's Sign to localize Abdominal Wall (Musculoskeletal) Pain
Step 1 : The clinician identifies and palpates the
Step 1 : The clinician ... 2: The patient raises ... position) while the clinician ... tenderness as the rest ... #physicalexam