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Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... specificity for AI ... lower, you have diagnosed ... AI. ... Insufficiency #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis ... Axis Response to ACTH ... 3 is virtually diagnostic ... Measure ACTH: ... #Algorithm #ACTH
Algorithm for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI). The standard cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) may be
Algorithm for the diagnosis ... insufficiency (AI ... secondary or tertiary AI ... ACTH, adrenocorticotropic ... hormone #Diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Insufficiency - Diagnosis ... In secondary AI ... is absent (low ACTH ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... baseline cortisol and ACTH
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm ACTH-Dependent ... Hypothalamic Dysfunction ACTH-Independent ... Insufficiency #AI ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... /dL -> Primary AI ... present - ACTH ... ug/dL Primary AI ... endocrinology #diagnosis
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
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... levels, Cortisol+ACTH ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Hypercortisolism (Cushing syndrome) - Simplified Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exogenous (ACTH-independent)
Endogenous
 • ACTH-dependent:
    - ACTH-secreting
Simplified Differential Diagnosis ... Endogenous • ACTH-dependent ... : - ACTH-secreting ... Disease) - ACTH-secreting ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis ... Baseline plasma ACTH ... High baseline ACTH ... normal baseline ACTH ... #Differential #Diagnosis