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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
develops • Risk factors ... Reduced libido • Signs ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... no other risk factors ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
a destructive factor ... - Causes progressive ... of UMN and LMN signs ... Escorial criteria uses ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... other external factors ... Positive Carnett's sign ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
- Kehr's sign ... - McBurney's sign ... - Psoas sign ... - Pulsatile Masses ... sign #Diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... GCSF stimulating factor ... Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Findings Risk factor ... E4 allele Risk factors ... chromosome 21) Signs ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... Associated Risk Factors ... headache #redflags #signs ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Can be caused by ... BuddChiari #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Signs