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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... Low Cortisol Response ... insufficiency • Low
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 ... primary AI - Low ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... treated with IV potassium ... from other causes ... consumption • Low ... #nephrology #low
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
type 4) - Salt wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Orthopedic • Low ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
levels, Cortisol+ACTH ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... acidosis) • Low ... Management #Treatment #potassium
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm