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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... from RTA type IV ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... aldosterone) or IV ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... #differential #diagnosis ... #endocrinology ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV ... #endocrinology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
- Differential Diagnosis ... Transcellular Shift ... • Refeeding Syndrome ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Adrenal Insufficiency ... unclear (often the case ... Standard Stim test ... #Stimulation #Test ... #Endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
fungal infection, HIV ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... #Management #Endocrinology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Insufficiency • Adrenal ... Hepatitis • HIV ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Nasal polyps and signs ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential #diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
of symptoms or signs ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... pp65 antigenemia test ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary