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Primary vs Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency - Pathophysiology
Primary AI = adrenal glands themselves are the problem. This
Insufficiency - ... Pathophysiology ... Primary AI = adrenal ... Secondary AI = the ... #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Adrenal Insufficiency ... primary OR secondary AI ... indicates normal adrenal ... #Adrenal #Insufficiency ... Stimulation #Test #Endocrinology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... #Insufficiency ... #AI #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Summary Primary Adrenal ... Insufficiency: ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... Insufficiency - ... specificity for AI ... #Insufficiency ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Insufficiency ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #Insufficiency ... #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
Addison described a syndrome ... insufficiency that ... insufficiency as ... insufficiency in ... hydrocortisonr #ACTH #AI
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's ... Insufficiency: ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid hormone–dependent
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
Lithium-associated
Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
Genetic disorders (e.g., multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or
Other humoral syndromes ... disease - Williams syndrome ... thyrotoxicosis, adrenal ... insufficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Hyper-lgE (Job) syndrome ... bartonella) • Rheum/AI ... Eosinophilic pneumonia, Adrenal ... insufficiency,