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

Early am cortisol < 3
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Standard Stim test ... is 250 mcg of IV ... intravenous (IV) injection ... #Insufficiency
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Deprivation • Primary ... • Congenital Adrenal ... CRF) • Infection ... Chronic UTI) •
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Management Summary Primary ... Adrenal Insufficiency ... causes: TB, fungal infection ... Give 250 mcg of
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Primary Adrenal ... Disorders: • Infection ... tuberculosis, fungal infections ... Administer 250 mcg ... #adrenal #insufficiency
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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- Differential Diagnosis ... of Water: • Primary ... SGLT2 inhibitors (e.g ... Nephrogenic DI (Renal ... urine volume): • UTI
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
- Differential Diagnosis ... eosinophilia) • Infectious ... Eosinophilic pneumonia, Adrenal ... insufficiency, ... inflammatory disease: e.g
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Pericarditis: Infectious ... Neoplastic* Primary ... Cardiac injury (e.g ... Insufficiency ( ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Respiratory insufficiency ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Serologic and EMG ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
uncertainty (e.g ... opportunistic infection ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... insufficiency) ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare