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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 Algorithm ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... Insufficiency #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... require Cosyntropin testing ... lower, you have diagnosed ... Step 3) Differentiate ... Insufficiency #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential ... Diagnosis ECF ... because of ectopic ACTH ... Refeeding after fasting ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome) Diagnosis ... • Pituitary testing ... TFT, LH, FSH & ACTH
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
inhalational or intravenous ... underlying problems and act ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... prevents speech & eating ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential #