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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease - Renal ... of renal disease ... • Renovascular disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Primary Adrenal ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... - Dark patches ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary Primary ... or metastatic disease ... , infiltrative diseases ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST:
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... 80%) ▪ Mucous patches ... resembling rashes caused ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Generalized Differential Diagnosis ... Causes == Primary ... Liver Function Tests ... BUN: • Chronic renal ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... • Inflammatory disease ... Urinary calculi ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Syphilis - Rash ... soles in 50% of cases ... called "mucous patches ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... of Infectious Diseases
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... not a feature of primary ... dexamethasone suppression test ... Imaging: 1) Primary ... the abdomen for adrenal
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Erythematous, macular, patchy ... /polyclinic or patchy ... Differential Diagnosis ... the context of primary ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Symptoms of primary ... (28%) • Skin rash ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... ART to slow HIV disease ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis