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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
of congenital adrenal ... CAH #algorithm #causes ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis #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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, coarse, male-pattern ... growth Hirsutism causes ... tumors Hirsutism causes ... Androgen-secreting tumors: Adrenal ... Differential #Diagnosis #endocrinology
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift:
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Tumor Lysis
 • Metabolic or Respiratory Acidosis
Tumor Lysis • Metabolic ... PO4 < 20%: • Renal ... Pseudo-hypoparathyroidism • Acromegaly ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Hypogonad (50%) • Metabolic ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... or refractory cases ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... hypokalemia and metabolic ... Causes: • Vascular ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Cushing's syndrome, Acromegaly
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
out of cells may cause ... patient has good renal ... Due to neuronal metabolism ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Imaging Patterns ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause