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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical features ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Stimulation #StimTest #Endocrinology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... #Insufficiency ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid hormone–dependent
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
Lithium-associated
Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
Genetic disorders (e.g., multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or
Other humoral syndromes ... thyrotoxicosis, adrenal ... insufficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's ... Insufficiency: ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Thrombophilia • Critical ... #Insufficiency
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... - Diagnosis and ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... #Management #Endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Insufficiency ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #Insufficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Causes of Fever CRITICAL ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... storm - Acute adrenal ... insufficiency ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Other Causes: • Critical ... Hypopituitarism • Adrenal ... Insufficiency ... #Algorithm #endocrinology