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Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
For pituitary masses ... secreting tumors can ... For The Adenoma Please ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency: Most Common ... Causes: • Autoimmune ... Tuberculosis: can ... bronzing") - Palmar creases ... Reduced libido • Signs
Electrolyte imbalances are common findings in many diseases. The kidney is a principally responsible organ for
imbalances are common ... and symptoms, from ... medical conditions can ... create a complex ... #electrolyte #algorithm
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... • Other common ... Absence of other common ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
white or yellow areas ... fiber layer -> Cotton-wool ... around atrophic areas ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
-> 40 years • Can ... noninfectious complications ... - gastric and breast ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... tightness Most Common ... Nasal polyps and signs ... advanced disease Complications ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Mediterranean areas ... - May involve symptoms ... post-prandial period and can ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Diagnosis and Management ... , signs, and complications ... can include: ... • Treatment algorithms ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Internal organs Most common ... Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... development of skin symptoms ... Causes: - Idiopathic