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Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... morning cortisol levels ... - Levels > 15 ... - Intermediate levels ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Therapeutic Target Levels ... lithium, target levels ... mortality at a higher level
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... ramping up EPO levels ... mutations, EPO levels ... exogenous, EPO levels
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cycles and Androgen Levels ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
 •
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... Presyncope: • Feels ... Vertigo: • Feels ... Associated with nausea ... Dysequilibrium: • Feels
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
apart (unless levels ... explanation for the low levels ... Monitor trough levels ... to ensure serum levels ... DDX - Other causes
Hypocalcemia is an electrolyte imbalance and is indicated by a low level of calcium in the
indicated by a low level ... blood calcium levels
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
Interpretation of CRP levels ... falsely decrease CRP levels ... to reduce CRP levels ... falsely elevate levels ... can decrease CRP levels
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
suspected) • In case ... Insufficient blood levels ... • Special cases ... #pharmacology #levels
Varying Degrees of Palpebral Conjunctival Pallor in four patients with hemoglobin levels:
(a) 7.3
(b) 12.7
(c) 14.0
(d) 14.5

#Conjunctival
with hemoglobin levels ... Pallor #Anemia #Levels