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Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
specificity for AI ... > 15 excludes AI ... - Check ACTH ... have diagnosed AI ... primary vs secondary AI
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Axis Response to ACTH ... primary OR secondary AI ... Measure ACTH: ... High = primary AI ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #ACTH
Algorithm for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI). The standard cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) may be
insufficiency (AI ... secondary or tertiary AI ... ACTH, adrenocorticotropic ... Diagnosis #Endo #ACTH
Primary vs Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency - Pathophysiology
Primary AI = adrenal glands themselves are the problem. This
Pathophysiology Primary AI ... be low, while ACTH ... Secondary AI = the ... Low ACTH leads to
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
In secondary AI ... is absent (low ACTH ... diagnostic of AI ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... baseline cortisol and ACTH
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Diagnosis Algorithm ACTH-Dependent ... Hypothalamic Dysfunction ACTH-Independent ... Insufficiency #AI
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
AM cortisol and ACTH ... /dL -> Primary AI ... present - ACTH ... ug/dL Primary AI ... present - ACTH
Hypercortisolism (Cushing syndrome) - Simplified Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exogenous (ACTH-independent)
Endogenous
 • ACTH-dependent:
    - ACTH-secreting
Algorithm Exogenous (ACTH-independent ... Endogenous • ACTH-dependent ... : - ACTH-secreting ... Disease) - ACTH-secreting ... in the body • ACTH-independent
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH ... Baseline plasma ACTH ... High baseline ACTH ... normal baseline ACTH
Fibrinolysis. 
Fibrinolysis occurs when plasminogen is activated to plasmin under the influence of factors such as
Plasmin then acts ... and urokinase act ... -antiplasmin), act