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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2018) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Cushing's Syndrome Characteristics
- More Common in Women
- Exogenous Etiologies
- Glucocorticoids
- Endogenous Etiologies
- Decreased ACTH
- Primary Adrenal Disease
- Increased ACTH
- Pituitary Adenoma (Cushing's Disease)
- Paraneoplastic: Small Cell Carcinoma
- CRF-releasing Tumors
2 mins
Cushing's Syndrome Symptoms And Diagnosis
- Symptoms/Findings
- Osteoporosis
- Amenorrhea
- Truncal Obesity
- Skin Changes
- Buffalo Hump
- Immune Suppression
- Moon Facies
- Hypertension
- Decreased Insulin Sensitivity
- Diagnosis
- 24-hour urine free Cortisol
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
2 mins
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Characteristics and Presentation
- Characteristics
- Defect in ADH Receptor
- Normal or Increased ADH Levels
- Decreased Urine Osmolality
- Etiologies
- Kidney Disease
- Drugs
- Lithium
- Electrolyte Disturbances
- Clinical Features
- Polyuria and Polydipsia
- Nocturia
- Hypovolemia
2 mins
Primary Polydipsia
- Characteristics
- Increased Free Water Intake
- Psychiatric Diseases
- Diagnosis
- Hyponatremia
- Normal or Decreased Plasma Osmolality
- Decreased Urine Osmolality
- Water Deprivation Test
- Management
- Water Restriction
2 mins
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Diagnosis and Management
- Diagnosis
- Hypernatremia
- Normal or Increased Plasma Osmolality
- Decreased Urine Osmolality
- Water Deprivation Test
- Desmopressin Test
- Management
- Stop Triggers
- Thiazide Diuretics
- Amiloride
- Indomethacin
3 mins
