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Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
factors • Age ... Corticosteroid use • Primary ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... hydroxylase antibodies are ... Administer 250 mcg ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... Algorithm Symptoms ... Associated history: Symptoms ... of autoimmune disease ... if 2/3 criteria are
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Onset between age ... (5%) - Onset age ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Vasodilation Lung Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Phosphate Deficiency Primary ... Malignancy • Drugs (e.g ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... European descent • Age ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... PBC Signs and Symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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• Before diagnosis ... intervertebral disc disease ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... . primary cold agglutin ... lactam antibiotics are ... Extravascular #Causes
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
decompensated liver disease ... , there are also ... syndrome (Peds) - Primary ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis