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Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Verify BP (e.g. surgeon ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Differential Diagnosis ... abdominal pain, hypotension ... Insufficiency #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Hemochromatosis • Other: Surgery ... Insufficiency #AI #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Benign Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplasia - Often Bilateral
 • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
 • ACTH
Benign Adrenal Mass ... - Differential ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Aldosterone Excess - Hypertension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Breast Discharge - Differential ... Stimulation, Trauma/Surgery ... Production • Renal ... Breast #Discharge #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Differential ... ultrasound, Tests ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... #Differential #
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Malignant Adrenal ... Mass - Differential ... Aldosterone Excess Hypertension ... AdrenalMass #Malignant #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Hypoglycemia - Differential ... setting of Gastric Surgery ... Hypopituitarism • Adrenal ... Hypoglycemia #LowGlucose #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... most common) - Surgery ... Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #Management ... #endocrinology ... #differential #algorithm
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary • Hypotension ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Cardiac surgery? ... Inotropes - Adrenal