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Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Aldosterone and renin if hypokalemia ... and/or hypertension ... Zona Fasciculata: Cushing ... Syndrome? ... #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... previously stable values ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... , Cushing's syndrome ... #Workup #causes
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Nephritic syndrome ... • Steroids (Cushing's ... Hyperthyroidism • Hypercalcemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... starts by measuring ... the existence of hypertension ... hyperplasia • Cushing's ... syndrome #hypokalemia
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing Syndrome ... Testing Algorithm ... syndrome (central ... weakness, refractory hypertension ... #algorithm #endocrinology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertensive: ... Al, Normal R - Cushing's ... #Hypokalemia #
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... Glucocorticoid excess (Cushing ... syndrome or disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Low and High PTH
LOW PTH - Hypoparathyroid
 - Congenital (Pediatric)
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malabsorption • Short ... Tumor lysis syndrome ... #PTH #endocrinology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Endrocrine • Cushing's ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #endocrinology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ... Aldosterone Excess Hypertension ... +/- Hypokalemia ... #Endocrinology