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Evaluating a Patient with Presumed Cushing Syndrome

#Cushings #Syndrome #Disease #Algorithm #Workup #Dexamethasone #Suppression #Test #diagnosis
with Presumed Cushing ... #Syndrome #Disease ... #Algorithm #Workup ... #Suppression #Test ... #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... Abdominal pain; ... positive T. whipplei test ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
• CNS symptoms ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Test for the respective ... biopsy • Lab values ... #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... abdomen/pelvis • Cushing ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... classically purple abdominal ... dexamethasone suppression test ... x-ray and/or CT, abdominal ... #signs #symptoms
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... last 3 months + symptom ... cultures, but test ... Rule out celiac disease
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... that a one-off value ... As with many disease ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup