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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's ... Disorders: • Infection ... if unexpected hypotension ... Risk factors for BAH ... Administer 250 mcg
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. ... disturbance, or acute ... Renal parenchymal disease
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with the same symptoms ... of sinus or ear infection ... collagen vascular diseases ... - Hypertension—severe
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
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... the underlying cause
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
headache is the disease ... headache is a symptom ... aneurysm) • Infection ... : • SAH (Thunderclap ... Primary #Secondary #Comparison