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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
hyperplasia for the medical ... CAH #algorithm #causes ... treatment #Peds #Endocrinology ... #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Causes and Pathophysiology of Hypertension

#Causes #Pathophysiology #Hypertension #Primary #Essential #Secondary #Differential

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Guyton and
Causes and Pathophysiology ... Hypertension #Causes ... #Pathophysiology ... Essential #Secondary #Differential ... Hall Textbook of Medical
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
Virilization - Differential ... • Diazoxide Medical ... #Virilization #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
→ Sporocysts → Rediae ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... #Infectious #Causes ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #infectiousdiseases
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
Chrysops) takes a meal ... takes a blood meal ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite