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Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... Axis Response to ACTH ... diagnostic of primary ... Measure ACTH: ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... specificity for AI ... Differentiate primary ... consistent with primary ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Primary vs Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency - Pathophysiology
Primary AI = adrenal glands themselves are the problem. This
Primary vs Secondary ... AI = adrenal glands ... be low, while ACTH ... Secondary AI = the ... Low ACTH leads to
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 ... (Primary): • Autoimmune ... Insufficiency #AI
Algorithm for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI). The standard cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) may be
Algorithm for the ... insufficiency (AI ... secondary or tertiary AI ... ACTH, adrenocorticotropic ... Diagnosis #Endo #ACTH
Diabetic foot: Primary care assessment and monitoring #Management #PrimaryCare #Podiatry #DiabeticFoot #Diabetes #Foot #Risk #Screening #BMJ
Diabetic foot: Primary ... monitoring #Management #PrimaryCare ... Risk #Screening #BMJ
Eating disorders: Initial assessment in primary care #Management #PrimaryCare #Endo #EatingDisorders #Anorexia #Bulimia #Nervosa #BMJ
assessment in primary ... care #Management #PrimaryCare ... Bulimia #Nervosa #BMJ
Guidance for Primary Care: Identifying and referring spondyloarthritis #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #Rheum #Spondyloarthritis #BMJ
Guidance for Primary ... spondyloarthritis #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... Spondyloarthritis #BMJ
Suggested algorithm for using non-hormonal treatment for a patient with problematic menopausal symptoms #Management #PrimaryCare #Obgyn
Suggested algorithm ... symptoms #Management #PrimaryCare ... #NonHormonal #Algorithm ... #BMJ
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary Primary ... is absent (low ACTH ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... baseline cortisol and ACTH ... Insufficiency #Primary