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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... Lymphoma Metastatic Disease ... develops • Risk factors ... Reduced libido • Signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... no other risk factors ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Renal parenchymal disease
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Rickettsial diseases ... • Crohn disease ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Tumor necrosis factor ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
a destructive factor ... Presentation: - Disease ... - Causes progressive ... course of the disease ... Escorial criteria uses
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
platelet-derived growth factor ... Local causes include ... Systemic causes ... the nail plate caused ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Signs
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... Associated Risk Factors ... collagen vascular diseases ... polycystic kidney disease ... headache #redflags #signs
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Episcleritis Signs ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... GCSF stimulating factor
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Findings Risk factor ... E4 allele Risk factors ... chromosome 21) Signs ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Pathogenesis and risk factors ... Leukemia) • GI diseases ... liver or kidney disease ... • Lifestyle Factors ... pathophysiology #signs
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... Pulmonary Diseases ... - Air Crescent sign ... - Monod sign ... #Pulmonary #Diseases