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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
• Posterior hip ... wall • Anterior hip ... Signs/Symptoms ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... Reduced libido • Signs ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV ... Insufficiency #AI #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms
 • Brain: Androgenization effects, Glucocorticoid effects,
Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs ... and Symptoms • ... Hydroxylase #Deficiency #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Limited - CREST:
 • Calcinosis
 • Raynaud phenomenon
 • Esophageal dysmotility
 • Sclerodactyly
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65%, Can involve DIP ... • Scleroderma renal ... Scleroderma #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes of Adrenal ... vessels to the adrenal ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... or signs. ... any patient with HIV ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential ... #signs #symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... history of cancer, HIV ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g.
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... clinical context and signs ... hepatitis serology, HIV ... Workup #Algorithm #Differential
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Summary Primary Adrenal ... fungal infection, HIV ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology