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Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Increased risk of fractures ... #Syndrome #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
vessel injury Fracture ... Two or more rib fractures ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... and Clinical Features ... Hyperpigmentation is not a feature ... , pathological fractures ... #signs #symptoms
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... features that are ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
• Associated Features ... • Associated Features ... • Associated Features ... • Associated Features ... #table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Endocarditis - Post-MI ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Features #Signs
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
Rapid, increasing signs ... important key feature ... #Diagnosis #Serotonin ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison ... #Table
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
own radiographic features ... the chest film (Table ... some of these features ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... failure Clinical Features ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... #Management #Signs