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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency ... of Adrenal Insufficiency ... : Most Common Causes ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... including: pituitary tumor ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
and biologics (tumor ... 85%) - Colicky abdominal ... periumbilical region), nausea ... syndrome, renal insufficiency ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... POCUS Elderly ... direct detection of signs ... high, in this case ... #AAA #Aortic #Aneurysm
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
classically purple abdominal ... , oral cavity) Caused ... x-ray and/or CT, abdominal ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
coronary artery aneurysms ... interferon alfa, or tumor ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... diagnosis #management #signs