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Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Gastrointestinal Evaluation ... • Additional laboratory ... Non-invasive testing ... endoscopy • Insufficient ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Evaluation of ... then go to stim testing ... Standard Stim test
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency ... cases in which injury ... primary adrenal insufficiency ... #Evaluation #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Hypothyroidism, Adrenal Insufficiency ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... : Hypovolemia, Hypervolemia ... table #sodium #nephrology