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Algorithm for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI). The standard cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) may be
The standard cosyntropin ... hormone #Diagnosis #Endo ... #ACTH #Cosyntropin
Adrenal Insufficiency Algorithm - Cosyntropin Stimulation Test
T-1m: Baseline cortisol drawn
T0: 250 µg cosyntropin given IV
T30m: Repeat
Insufficiency Algorithm - Cosyntropin ... drawn T0: 250 µg cosyntropin ... Testing #Algorithm #Cosyntropin
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
– 15), require Cosyntropin ... Confirmation Test: Cosyntropin ... Stimulation - Cosyntropin ... administering cosyntropin
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
, proceed with cosyntropin ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Cosyntropin
Eating disorders: Initial assessment in primary care #Management #PrimaryCare #Endo #EatingDisorders #Anorexia #Bulimia #Nervosa #BMJ
#PrimaryCare #Endo
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
250 mcg of IV Cosyntropin
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
when the atria end ... ventricular pressure ends ... its peak at the end
Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests for Causes of Secondary Hypertension - 
Am Fam Physician. 2010 Dec 15;82(12):1471-1478.
#Diagnosis
#PrimaryCare #Endo
Acanthosis Nigricans and Insulin Resistance - A 27-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of acanthosis
Clinical #Derm #Endo
Range of hypertensive cardiovascular disease from prehypertension to target-organ damage and end- 
stage disease. 
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target-organ damage and end ... Polysymptomatic or end-stage