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Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Loss of emotional control ... Increased risk of fractures ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
Differentiating Features ... Between Central ... therapy - Pulmonary cause ... #Peripheral #Comparison ... #Signs #Symptoms
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
Symptoms: Tiredness ... Deafness Signs: Mental ... Carpal timel syndrome ... #Hypothyroid #Features ... #PhysicalExam #Endocrinology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... or echo features ... Features of Non-Bacterial ... intravenous drug use, Central ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Rickets Dysmorphic Features ... 21 • Noonan Syndrome ... • Turner Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
• Other rare causes ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Acne • Coarse features ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical Features ... , oral cavity) Caused ... , pathological fractures ... characterized by central ... #endocrinology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
failure Clinical Features ... : • Many symptoms ... General: fever, ... : (distinct symptoms ... ) • Löfgren syndrome
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
coarsening facial features ... GHRH release, central ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... or refractory cases ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
with overlapping features ... rhabdomyolysis, altered mental ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison