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

Early am cortisol < 3
primary OR secondary AI ... primary or secondary AI ... High = primary AI ... secondary or tertiary AI ... Stimulation #Test #Endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Echinococcus ... #Causes #Adrenal ... Insufficiency #AI ... differential #diagnosis #endocrinology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Autoimmune Syndrome • Infectious ... Insufficiency #AI ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #endocrinology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... AIN: Medication, Infection ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: TB, fungal infection ... In secondary AI ... diagnostic of AI ... least 18 excludes AI ... diagnostic of AI
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... tuberculosis, fungal infections ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Kidney Injury (AKI ... allopurinol, PPI) • Infections ... Urolithiasis #AKI ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
: (AKI, proteinuria ... Other tests: • CT ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... Goodpasture's cause ... seen on chest CT