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Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... : Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... Secondary #Diagnosis #Management ... #Endocrinology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - ... Differential Diagnosis ... #AI #Differential ... #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Adrenal Insufficiency ... ACTH Early am ... unclear (often the case ... #Adrenal #Insufficiency ... Stimulation #Test #Endocrinology
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency ... Screening Test: 6-8AM ... Step 3) Differentiate ... ) #Adrenal #Insufficiency ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
: Most Common Causes ... Tuberculosis: can ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... of Adrenal Insufficiency ... #Infectious #Causes ... #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Syndrome • Prader-Willi ... #ShortStature #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment - Stress Dose Steroids
 • Large Bore IVs, ~2L IVF & Draw workup
Adrenal Insufficiency ... IVs, ~2L IVF & Draw ... #AI #Treatment ... #Management #StressDose ... #Steroids #endocrinology
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
alcoholics, often can ... Glucosuria causes ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
hypotension Shock can ... meds • Other: AI ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification