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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 #pediatrics ... Endocrinology #Adrenal ... #pathophysiology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
enzyme 21-OHase causes ... 21-OHD in the adrenal ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD ... #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #peds #pediatrics
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes ... #pediatrics
Causes of Growth Restriction - Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal
 • Chronic Maternal
Causes of Growth ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sickle Cell) • Renal ... #Causes #Obstetrics ... #Pediatrics
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Causes of Failure ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Diarrhea • RENAL ... gas transport, renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thyroid - Lung - Renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes ... #Oncology #Radiology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... proteinuria, or chronic renal ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare