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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
/vomiting • Abdominal ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... clue • Blood tests ... ACTH stimulation test ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... h of infusion Adrenal ... CT scan, adrenal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Adrenal Insufficiency ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Test 1: Baseline ... of major normal value ... incremental increase to assess
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... volume depletion, abdominal ... ACTH) stimulation test ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST:
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... , abdominal pain ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Skin Infection Abscess ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... storm • Acute Adrenal
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
(RCC) - Diagnosis ... and a palpable abdominal ... Symptoms of metastatic ... initial test: abdominal ... Carcinoma #RCC #Diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... Abdominal pain; ... positive T. whipplei tests ... positive T. whipplei test
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis