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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
of congenital adrenal ... comparison #treatment #Peds ... #Endocrinology ... #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... hyperpigmentation, hypoglycemia ... ACTH - Primary adrenal ... ACTH - Secondary adrenal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Hypoglycemia - Differential ... Algorithm Fasting Hypoglycemia ... Hepatic Failure, Renal ... Hypopituitarism • Adrenal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... seen in PRIMARY adrenal ... - Unexplained hypoglycemia ... suggestive of adrenal ... Stimulation #StimTest #Endocrinology
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic ... Metabolic: • Hypoglycemia ... • Hyperglycemia ... Syndrome #DIMS #Mnemonic ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
21-OHD in the adrenal ... as "congenital adrenal ... Hyperkalemia, Hypoglycemia ... pathophysiology #genetics #endocrinology ... #peds #pediatrics
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Inhibitors - Normal and Renal ... minimal chance of hypoglycemia ... patients have renal ... DPP4 #Inhibitors #Renal ... Diabetes #DM2 #Endocrinology
Assessment of diabetic control:
 - Any episodes of hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hospital admission? 
 - Is
Any episodes of hypoglycaemia ... still awareness of hypoglycaemia ... centiles) - Renal ... primarycare #DM1 #Peds
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
resistance —+ hyperglycemia ... case of severe hyperglycemia ... the abdomen for adrenal ... tumors • The adrenal ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology