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Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Test 1: Baseline ... levels (OCPs, pregnancy ... ) Test 2: ACTH Stimulation ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical features ... cosyntropin stimulation test ... interact with stim test ... Stimulation #StimTest #Endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... ACTH) stimulation test ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 2) Confirmation ... checked in Step 2 ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Benign Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplasia - Often Bilateral
 • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
 • ACTH
Benign Adrenal Mass ... - Differential Diagnosis ... High Plasma E2 +Clinical ... Dexamethasone Suppression Test ... #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
+preg test. ... (see below for diagnosis ... an IUP or not. #2 ... Ultrasound #POCUS #clinical ... #obgyn #obstetrics
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Suggestive ... High Plasma E2 + Clinical ... Dexamethasone Suppression Test ... #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Diagnostic algorithm for PE in Pregnancy
YEARS items:
 1. Clinical signs and symptoms of DVT
 2. Hemoptysis
Diagnostic algorithm ... for PE in Pregnancy ... Clinical signs and ... symptoms of DVT 2. ... #obstetrics
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Thyroid Function Tests ... resolution of pregnancy ... , critical illness ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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during pregnancy ... Urine Dipstick ≥2+ ... severe RUQ pain, renal ... so have high clinical ... hypertension #htn #obstetrics