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Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT ... Interpretation ... Algorithm - BWH ... differential #pulmonary #function ... #testing
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... Algorithm Restrictive ... #Testing #PFT # ... PFTs #Interpretation
Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated FSH
 • Premature Ovarian Failure
 • Menopa use
 • Spontaneous
Bleed With
Hyperthyroidism ... Challenge • Functional ... • Weight Loss, Eating ... #endocrinology ... #causes
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Approach to Thyroid Function ... Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #endocrinology ... #TFTs #TSH #Interpretation
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... unclear (often the case ... then go to stim testing ... normal adrenal function ... Stimulation #Test #Endocrinology
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypothalamic: • Functional ... (e.g. eating disorder ... Hyperprolactinemia • Hypothyroidism ... #Causes #OBGyn
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... estrogen: • Functional ... (e.g. eating disorder ... compression) • Hypothyroidism ... #Causes #OBGyn
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
pseudo-acromegaly, obesity, hypothyroidism ... • Pituitary testing ... mixed adenoma, ↓(TFT ... or refractory cases ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology