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Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Hyperpigmented skin (due to high ... Hyponatremia, hyperkalemia ... test: Steroids ... interact with stim test ... #StimTest #Endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
hyponatremia, hyperkalemia ... hormone (ACTH) stimulation ... test AND • Baseline ... insufficiency likely: • High ... #endocrinology
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Algorithm • IV ... potassium and ECG ... with narrow base, best ... blocks, QRS axis shift ... #potassium #high
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Standard Stim test ... is 250 mcg of IV ... Measure ACTH: - High ... #ACTH #Stimulation ... #Test #Endocrinology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dexamethasone Suppression Test ... Hypertension +/- Hypokalemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Endocrinology