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Algorithm for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI). The standard cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) may be
Algorithm for the ... The standard cosyntropin ... stimulation test ... the first-line test ... #Algorithm #Cutoffs
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... though some use a cutoff ... : Cosyntropin Stimulation ... Insufficiency #Algorithm ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
skin (due to high ACTH ... stimulation test ... interact with stim test ... #Cosyntropin #Stimulation ... #StimTest #Endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Test 1: Baseline ... OCPs, pregnancy) Test ... 2: ACTH Stimulation ... - Cutoffs are ... #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... Standard Stim test ... 250 mcg of IV Cosyntropin ... #ACTH #Stimulation ... #Test #Endocrinology