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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
CAH #algorithm #causes ... diagnosis #comparison #treatment ... #Peds #Endocrinology ... #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Chronic UTI) • ... CHF) • Inborn Metabolism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Hyperthyroidism • Metabolic ... Acidosis #Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Pancreatitis: definition, pathophysiology, causes, investigations and treatment.
From my #caseoftheday series on twitter. Follow for more
Chronic Pancreatitis ... : definition, pathophysiology ... , causes, investigations ... and treatment.
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
bodies are a normal metabolic ... fatty acid (FA) metabolism ... AKA) — seen in chronic ... Glucosuria causes ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... hypercalcemia Vitamin D metabolic ... Pheochromocytoma Chronic ... Hypercalcemia #Causes ... #endocrinology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... : Chronic heart ... → Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... endpoint of all-cause
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... show anion-gap metabolic ... History of acute or chronic ... Labs: Anion-Gap Metabolic ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
from hormonal and metabolic ... changes and may cause ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
PCOS Treatment
1st line = weight loss
 • 5-10% weight loss can restore ovulatory cycles
 • Improvement
PCOS Treatment ... Improvement of metabolic ... hyperplasia risk due to chronic ... waxing #PCOS #Treatment ... #management #endocrinology