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Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Diagnosis Algorithm ... primary OR secondary AI ... primary or secondary AI ... High = primary AI ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
In secondary AI ... of AI and a cortisol ... least 18 excludes AI ... of AI - Dr. ... #Management #Endocrinology
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
specificity for AI ... > 15 excludes AI ... AI. ... primary vs secondary AI ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... of Adrenal Insufficiency ... Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - ... #AI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... ACTH) stimulation test ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
• Abdominal pain ... • Back pain ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
(GBS) (aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl ...  Most common cause ... of acute flaccid ... Differential diagnosis ...  West Nile virus
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... • Weakness: Starts ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Diagnosis: •
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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14%), in which case ... DDX: • Epstein-Barr ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... Phase: • The short ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis