Archive of Didactics

Thank you Dr. Sue Zhang for a great morning report on a patient with Cushing's disease! Learning points: -Consider screening for hypercortisolism in a patient with hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and hypertension -Etiologies for Cushing's Syndrome include 1) Cushing’s Disease (pituitary)…

Thanks to Caleb Hsieh for an excellent morning report! Learning Points: -Common causes of rhabdomyolysis include muscle trauma or crush injury, extreme exertion, drugs and toxins. -The mainstay of treatment of AKI due to rhabdomyolysis is aggressive fluid resuscitation and…