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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
volume depletion, abdominal ... ACTH) stimulation test ... baseline ACTH - Primary ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... Summary Primary ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... #Secondary #Diagnosis ... #Management #Endocrinology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
and Management ... Summary Clinical ... Secondary Amyloidosis ... initial test: abdominal ... #Management #Summary
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Summary Epidemiology ... , and palpable abdominal ... Pathophysiology: • Primary ... • Secondary AEF ... #Management #Summary
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Summary - GrepMed ... Acromegaly occurs secondary ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... glucose suppression test ... #Management #Endocrinology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Chagas ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... cruzi Treatment - Primary
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... classically purple abdominal ... • Acne • If secondary ... dexamethasone suppression test ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis - Summary ... Amyloidosis: • Primary ... dyscrasias • Secondary ... Immunoglobulin light chains ... Immunoglobulin light chains
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Summary 10 percent ... paroxysmal HTN, most primary ... mental status changes ... , and, rarely, secondary ... pheochromocytoma: primary
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Achalasia Summary ... aperistalsis Primary ... Secondary achalasia ... • Infection (Chagas ... #management #treatment