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Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean areas ... - May involve symptoms ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... bronzing") - Palmar creases
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Symptoms • Sleep ... #Causes #Hematology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... osmolarity If cause ... clinical context and signs ... renal biopsy • Abdominal
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
For pituitary masses ... A good mnemonic ... For The Adenoma Please ... Signs / Symptoms ... endocrinology #mnemonic
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... and Signs: 1. ... Abdominal pain; ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... inflammation tends to cause ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
classically purple abdominal ... , oral cavity) Caused ... is suspected: chest ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
wheezing or cough, chest ... Gastrointestinal - Nausea ... vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal ... Diagnosis #Allergy #Signs ... #Symptoms #Anaphylaxis
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
on the skin • Areas ... → Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness ... - Headache - Abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #causes