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Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
Addison described a syndrome ... of long-term adrenal ... with vomiting, abdominal ... the most common cause ... the most common cause
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Primary Adrenal ... aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... : • Lung cancer ... /vomiting • Abdominal
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... h of infusion Adrenal ... CT scan, adrenal ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... : Long-term steroid ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Long-standing vs ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... artery compression syndrome
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... storm • Acute Adrenal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... thyroid, breast, lung ... , renal, adrenal ... Non-small-cell lung ... • Milk-alkali syndrome
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... carcinoma of the lung ... Hypothyroidism - Adrenal ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... of Chilaiditi syndrome ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal