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Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fungal, HIV/AIDS • Hemorrhagic ... Insufficiency #AI ... #Algorithm #Causes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
- Diagnosis and ... : Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... inhibitors, bilateral hemorrhage ... Causes of Secondary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Hemorrhage: • ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 3 is virtually diagnostic ... unclear (often the case ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... gland prone to hemorrhage ... #Infectious #Causes ... #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
hemorrhage can ... be a cause of adrenal ... the most common cause ... the most common cause ... hydrocortisonr #ACTH #AI
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
of congenital adrenal ... CAH #algorithm #causes ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... comparison #treatment #Peds ... Endocrinology #Adrenal
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
history of allergy/atopy ... disorder - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Shock Differential Diagnosis ... oral intake • Hemorrhage ... Anaphylaxis • Adrenal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #shock #causes
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Causes ... - Intracranial hemorrhage ... storm - Acute adrenal ... Noninfectious #Causes