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Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... have almost 100% specificity ... Test: Cosyntropin Stimulation ... Insufficiency #Algorithm ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... skin (due to high ACTH ... stimulating melanocytes ... findings (see algorithm ... #Cosyntropin #Stimulation
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) stimulation test ... Baseline plasma ACTH ... High baseline ACTH ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Specificity is the ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... NPV #Formulas #Statistics
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... Axis Response to ACTH ... secondary AI Measure ACTH ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #ACTH #Stimulation
Algorithm for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI). The standard cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) may be
Algorithm for the ... standard cosyntropin stimulation ... ACTH, adrenocorticotropic ... Diagnosis #Endo #ACTH ... StimulationTest #Algorithm
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... pregnancy) Test 2: ACTH ... Stimulation - ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm