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Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Function Tests in the Evaluation ... • Low TSH, Low ... • Low TSH, high ... or normal TSH, high ... #algorithm #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Evaluation of ... : - High = primary ... AI - Low = secondary ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Laboratory Evaluation of Patients for Thyroid Disease 
Hyperthyroidism:
 • Graves disease - TSH low; free T4
Laboratory Evaluation ... Thyroid Disease Hyperthyroidism ... iodine uptake Hypothyroidism ... positive • Ablative hypothyroidism ... • Infantile hypothyroidism
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Low Cortisol Response ... insufficiency likely: • High ... insufficiency • Low ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... specificity for AI (but low ... - Low ACTH is ... pituitary gland) - High ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Benign Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplasia - Often Bilateral
 • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
 • ACTH
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperplasia • ACTH ... Dependent • ACTH ... DHEAS • Low DHEAS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to the Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Secondary Hyperthyroidism (↑↔TSH,
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Iodine Scan - High ... Graves disease • Low ... Iodine Scan - Low ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Hyperthyroidism ... (low TSH, High T4 ... ) - Diagnostic Algorithm ... #Hyperthyroidism ... Hyperthyroid #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High/Normal Radioiodine Uptake
 - Autoimmune Thyroid Disease:
    • Grave's
Hyperthyroidism ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... High/Normal Radioiodine ... Trophoblastic Neoplasm Low ... Struma Ovarii #Hyperthyroidism
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
call it, “Think High ... or Think Low.” ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Evaluation ... #Protocol #Algorithm ... #Low #Abdomen #