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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... Nausea/vomiting • Abdominal ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... Reduced libido • Signs ... endocrinology #diagnosis #signs
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... infiltration) Differential ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical ... #air
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... POCUS - Enhanced ... Peritoneal Stripe Sign ... peritoneum and liver ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
compromise Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Usually ... Abdominal or flank ... be present or signs ... consider KUB or abdominal
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... without localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... infection • Abdominal
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... failure PBC Signs ... and Symptoms: ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Primary ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Insufficiency #Primary
Pseudobladder of large Ovarian Cyst in Torsion on POCUS - Sagittal View

Young female with sudden pelvic
in Torsion on POCUS ... Diagnosis/differential ... double bladder sign ... or female with abdominal ... Cyst #Torsion #POCUS
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... → Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness ... - Headache - Abdominal ... heat #illness #differential