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Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... indicate the initial evaluation ... history alongside evaluation ... Areas of diagnostic ... decision for repeat testing
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Algorithm - Evaluation ... then go to stim testing ... Standard Stim test ... this indicates normal ... adrenal function
Acromegaly Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Adults – enlarged facial or acral features, abnormal musculoskeletal growth
Acromegaly Testing ... acral features, abnormal ... gland and consider evaluation ... other pituitary functions ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... cascade is intact - test ... causes are liver function ... tests (if not already ... fibrinogen levels, and testing
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
ACTH stimulation test ... aldosterone - Often normal ... Insufficiency #Evaluation ... #laboratory #diagnosis ... #testing #endocrinology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
parenchyma Diagnosis ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... ) • Pulmonary function ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... #differential #diagnosis