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Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperthecosis • Tumor ... Tumor Low Serum ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Tall Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Growth (BA=CA)
 • Familial Tall Stature
 • XYY Syndrome
Obese BMI
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tumor • Ovarian ... • Congenital Adrenal ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... growth Hirsutism causes ... Hirsutism causes ... : Adrenal, Ovary ... #endocrinology
Gynecomastia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Testicular Mass on Ultrasound
 • Adrenal Neoplasm
 • Increased Extraglomerular Aromatase
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ultrasound • Adrenal ... Klinefelter's Syndrome ... #Algorithm #causes ... #endocrinology
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Horner's Syndrome ... was due to tumor ... #Ophthalmology ... #Photo #Horners ... #Syndrome #Ptosis
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Nervosa • CNS Tumors ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... including: pituitary tumor ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... #Management #Endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... makes the gland ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
- Differential Diagnosis ... chamber, vitreous humor ... (w/ renal involvement ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #ophthalmology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... Diplopia TIER 1-CRITICAL ... URGENT: Brainstem tumor ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology