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

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... unclear (often the case ... Standard Stim test ... Measure cortisol before ... #Test #Endocrinology
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... fantastically useful test ... #Management #Trauma ... #BigTrauma #BeforeCT ... #Checklist #Resuscitation
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... excess occurs before ... glucose suppression test ... TFT, LH, FSH & ACTH ... or refractory cases
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... levels, Cortisol+ACTH ... stim test (only ... if no clear cause ... Give D50 before
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... initial screening test ... be considered before ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management