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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... Risk factors for BAH ... Administer 250 mcg ... insufficiency #addisons
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
. celiac disease ... Anticoagulant Medications ... catastrophes, Acute ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with the same symptoms ... collagen vascular diseases ... polycystic kidney disease ... redflags #signs #symptoms
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... with previously stable ... values. 3. ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
early localized disease ... children with acute ... multiforme • Acute ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... left-sided heart valves ... - Infectious Diseases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
to bolus these values ... presentations and disease ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... - HIV/HAART medications
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
have no active disease ... symptoms but are ... occasionally, e.g ... from whatever cause ... so, they seem stable
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
Hyperkalemia The goals of acute ... Indications for ... intervention are symptoms ... hyperkalemia, changes on ECG ... hyperkalemia, and Table