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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Diagnosis Algorithm Primary ... No features of secondary ... Secondary Causes ... #Primary #Secondary
Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • Autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency
 • Adrenoleukodystrophy,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Workup Algorithm Primary ... • Autoimmune primary ... or tuberculosis Secondary ... Workup #Algorithm #endocrinology
Primary vs Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency - Pathophysiology
Primary AI = adrenal glands themselves are the problem. This
Primary vs Secondary ... Pathophysiology Primary ... Secondary AI = the ... #Secondary #Adrenal ... Pathophysiology #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... abdominal pain, hypotension ... baseline ACTH - Primary ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - ... CT scan, adrenal ... Acromegaly #Secondary ... #Hypertension #
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
the existence of hypertension ... suggests either secondary ... or primary hyperaldosteronism ... Hyperaldosteronism • Secondary ... syndrome, Congenital adrenal
Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Adrenal Incidentalomas ... Zona Glomerulosa: Primary ... hypokalemia and/or hypertension ... - Plasma or urinary ... Diagnosis #workup #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Adrenal Insufficiency ... diagnostic of primary ... OR secondary AI ... or secondary AI ... Stimulation #Test #Endocrinology
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
Primary and secondary ... Dizziness, orthostatic hypotension ... eosinophilia Primary ... adrenomyeloneuropathy Secondary ... testicles - Secondary
Evaluation of Secondary Hypertension
 • Primary aldosteronism - PRA, PAC
 • Renal artery stenosis - Renal
Evaluation of Secondary ... Hypertension • ... Primary aldosteronism ... syndromes - PRA, PAC #Secondary ... #Hypertension #