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Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... Fungal, HIV/AIDS • Hemorrhagic ... #Causes #endocrinology
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm ... fulminans, Viral hemorrhagic ... angiomatosis, Sweet syndrome ... Febrile #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Schema #InfectiousDiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency ... gland prone to hemorrhage ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #infectiousdiseases
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes of Fever ... - Intracranial hemorrhage ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Acute adrenal insufficiency ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome ... Polyglandular autoimrnune syndrome ... • HIV/AIDS Hemorrhagic
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Acute Adrenal Insufficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Primary Adrenal Insufficiency ... inhibitors, bilateral hemorrhage ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
- burns - fevers ... hypothyroidism • adrenal insufficiency ... • nephrotic syndrome ... Diagnosis #Workup #Algorithm
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency ... Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency ... Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage ... • Low-grade fever ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... and signs (e.g., fever ... thrombosis • Hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm