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Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... In secondary AI ... Causes of Secondary ... diagnostic of AI
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
primary OR secondary AI ... unclear (often the case ... primary or secondary AI ... High = primary AI ... secondary or tertiary AI
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Reduced absorption: AI ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency #AI ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
Focus on the joint ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
• Inflammatory/AI ... differential #diagnosis #causes
How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation #Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder #Dislocation
Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS