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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... , hypotension, hyponatremia ... ACTH) stimulation test ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
AI, hyponatremia ... Causes of Secondary ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 2) Confirmation ... secondary AI (by ... checked in Step 2 ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... heart failure, neurologic ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Neurologic disorders ... Jcortesizaguirr #Secondary
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... areas (less than 2 ... in primary or secondary ... Fecal occult blood test ... • Serology for
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
• Acne • If secondary ... same precursor as ... is decreased), hypernatremia ... dexamethasone suppression test ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... arbitrarily defined as ... creatinine content [85].2> ... are listed in 2 ... loss, causing secondary
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly occurs secondary ... levels not useful as ... glucose suppression test ... or refractory cases ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
and there are 2 ... components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... , Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus, and Test