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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
: • Autoimmune ... Adrenals: • Lung ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis ... suspected: • Signs ... and symptoms of ... without discernable cause ... microscopic colitis Differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... Lung POCUS shows ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Anterior ischemic ... Is visual loss caused ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Long symptom-free ... Occlusion of posterior inferior ... varying neurologic signs ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
hyalinization causes ... Stage 3: Severe/exudative ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Toxoplasmosis AUTOIMMUNE ... syndrome (bulbar symptoms ... - small cell lung ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Management Summary Causes ... Hyperthyroidism - Autoimmune ... : • Triad of symptoms
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
spinal cord - Autoimmune ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology