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Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Fungal • HIV/AIDS ... Thrombophilia • Critical ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Adrenal
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
modification, NSAIDs ... syndrome: Urinary retention ... RedFlags #Back #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #primarycare
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV/AIDS ... Thrombophilia (adrenal ... Insufficiency #AI #Differential
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Generalized Edema - Differential ... Overfill (Increased renal ... sodium retention ... > 40meq/L) • NSAlDs ... #Generalized #Differential
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Recommendations for Preventing ... Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS ... Preventing Clinical ... parasitemia and preventing ... clinical manifestation
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Nephropathy - NSAIDs ... heparin - Primary adrenal ... insufficiency - Critical ... Hypoaldosteronism #Differential
US Preventive Services Task Force - Prostate Cancer Screening - Update 2018
Patient Decision Aid

 - Men
US Preventive Services ... Patient Decision Aid ... screening with their clinician ... Management #Urology #PrimaryCare
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Types of Renal Calculi ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... di-basic amino acids ... herpes virus or HIV/AIDS ... #stones #differential
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
4.
Liver failure, Renal ... mononucleosis, AIDS ... Thickening #Causes #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... bradycardia, urinary retention ... , tachycardia, reversible