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Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
In 1856, Trousseau ... hydrocortisonr #ACTH
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia on Physical Exam

Trousseau's sign in hypocalcemia is elicited in when the hand
Trousseau's Sign ... Physical Exam Trousseau's ... #Trousseaus #Sign
Trousseau's Sign in Hypocalcemia

Trousseau sign of latent tetany is a medical sign observed in patients with
Trousseau's Sign ... Hypocalcemia Trousseau ... #Trousseaus #Sign
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia on Physical Exam

Carpopedal spasm caused by ischemia induced by an inflated blood
Trousseau's Sign ... bruno.farnetano #Trousseaus
Trousseau Sign of Latent Tetany - Hypocalcemia

#Trousseau #Sign #Hypocalcemia #clinical #video #endocrinology #physicalexam
Trousseau Sign of ... Hypocalcemia #Trousseau
Hypercortisolism (Cushing syndrome) - Simplified Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exogenous (ACTH-independent)
Endogenous
 • ACTH-dependent:
    - ACTH-secreting
Algorithm Exogenous (ACTH-independent ... Endogenous • ACTH-dependent ... : - ACTH-secreting ... Disease) - ACTH-secreting ... in the body • ACTH-independent
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Cosyntropin is an ACTH ... to a bolus of ACTH ... - Check ACTH ... looking at the ACTH ... - Low ACTH is
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH ... Baseline plasma ACTH ... High baseline ACTH ... normal baseline ACTH
Fibrinolysis. 
Fibrinolysis occurs when plasminogen is activated to plasmin under the influence of factors such as
Plasmin then acts ... and urokinase act ... -antiplasmin), act
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
Insufficiency: • ACTH ... test - Synthetic ACTH ... by endogenous ACTH ... Low • Plasma ACTH ... stimulation by ACTH