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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... ACTH) stimulation test ... baseline ACTH - Primary ... Insufficiency #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress Test ... in LCL Injury ... Interesting knee injury ... able to perform a primary ... Here, we show his exam
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Step 1) Screening Test ... Step 3) Differentiate ... primary vs secondary ... consistent with primary ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
Primary Adrenal ... ACTH stimulation test ... cases in which injury ... autoimmune-mediated primary ... diagnosis #testing #endocrinology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Symptoms/physical exam ... clue • Blood tests ... ACTH stimulation test ... present - ACTH test ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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of Acute Kidney Injury ... POST-RENAL Urinary ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary Primary ... Symptoms and Exam ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
urine: Visual exam ... Clarity Dipstick test ... Microscopic exam ... • Urinary casts ... Acute Kidney Injury
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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infections • primary ... constipation Differential ... Diastematomyelia Physical Exam ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... TB, NTM, PNA • Primary ... adults • Blood tests ... Sweat chloride test ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential