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Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis ... Axis Response to ACTH ... then go to stim testing ... & 60 min after intravenous ... #Algorithm #ACTH
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... Baseline plasma ACTH ... High baseline ACTH ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... require Cosyntropin testing ... - Check ACTH ... lower, you have diagnosed ... Insufficiency #Algorithm #Diagnosis
FOBT Testing in Hospitalized Patients with Upper GI Bleed 
Choosing Wisely': Things We Do For No
FOBT Testing in ... fecal-occult-blood-testing-hospitalized-patients-upper ... #OccultStool #Testing ... LGIBleed #TWDFNR #Diagnosis ... #VisualAbstract
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known #Ammonia #Testing ... HepaticEncephalopathy #TWDFNR #Diagnosis ... Hepatology #EBM #VisualAbstract
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Dissection #Aorta #Testing ... Specificity #SGEM #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
Insufficiency: • ACTH ... test - Synthetic ACTH ... by endogenous ACTH ... Evaluation #laboratory #diagnosis ... #testing #endocrinology
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
ultrasound for the diagnosis ... and discharge diagnosis ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Accuracy #Testing ... Abdominal #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Candidiasis (IC) Diagnosis ... susceptibility testing ... • Fluconazole (intravenous ... IC #antifungal #diagnosis
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
reducing inhalational/intravenous ... Check and expose intravenous ... point of care testing ... • Use lab testing ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis