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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... #causes #pediatrics ... #comparison #treatment ... #Peds #Endocrinology ... #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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Diagnosis Defined ... , coarse, male-pattern ... • Non-classic CAH ... Androgen-secreting tumors: Adrenal ... #Diagnosis #endocrinology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
diagnosis there ... occasionally contain fluid ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... out of cells may cause ... Treating DKA: 1) +++ fluids ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
• Electrolyte/fluid ... This can be fatal ... severe clinical ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
lower risk of renal ... cardiac output causes ... of fluid can predict ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... treatments include fluid ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Imaging Patterns ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... demonstrated that fluids ... #pathophysiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... was caused by multiple ... diagnosis in this ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant