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Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing Syndrome ... weakness, refractory hypertension ... dexamethasone suppression test ... between 11 pm and ... diagnosis #algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
/or hypertension ... Fasciculata: Cushing Syndrome ... dexamethasone test ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #workup ... #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... Screening Testing ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic diarrhea ... Medications - Loop and ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... White-coat syndrome ... #Workup #causes
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Workup Summary ... cultures, but test ... • If Diarrhea: ... Defecography by Tina Hang
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: • Nephrotic syndrome ... cardiomyopathy GI: • Diarrhea ... • Orthostatic hypotension ... Carpal tunnel syndrome ... typing Cardiac Testing
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Workup: • Serum ... glucose suppression test ... • Pituitary testing ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
workup. ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... ligament/meniscus testing ... WORK UP: obtain ... Posterior #Injury #msk