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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... , cefotaxime) SBP ... Secondary prophylaxis ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Diagnosis #Management
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... volume depletion, abdominal ... ACTH) stimulation test ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Causes of Secondary ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Endocrinology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... , mortality in SBP ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #diagnosis #management
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
/vomiting • Abdominal ... patients • ↓ BP ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly occurs secondary ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... glucose suppression test ... or refractory cases ... #Management #Endocrinology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... classically purple abdominal ... • Acne • If secondary ... dexamethasone suppression test ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... that a one-off value ... why are there so ... causes: Many of ... Best to have an
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... pain, nausea, and ... Surgery for this SBO ... , diagnosed with ... #SBO #SmallBowel
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
or sed rate): Value ... GCA, but normal values ... the “Chewing gum test ... initiating steroids, so ... #Management