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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
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Adrenal Insufficiency ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Test 1: Baseline ... OCPs, pregnancy) Test ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Standard Stim test ... #Algorithm #ACTH ... #Stimulation #Test ... #Endocrinology
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Drawer Test Injury ... is difficult to diagnose ... This video shows ... #Positive #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 1) Screening Test ... Insufficiency #Algorithm ... #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
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Syndrome Testing Algorithm ... dexamethasone suppression test ... Hormone • MRI of adrenal ... Cushing #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #algorithm #endocrinology
Reverse Pivot Shift Test on Physical Exam

Dx: Posterolateral corner injury; but beware proximal tib/fib instability 

Kendall
Reverse Pivot Shift Test ... Physical Exam Dx: Posterolateral ... #Pivot #Shift #Test ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #msk #video
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