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Causes of AKI in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis
Creatinine - Platelets - Transaminases - LDH - PT/PTT
Causes of AKI in ... Nephritis • AFLP • Cortical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... h urinary free cortisol ... midnight salivary cortisol ... Screening #Workup #table
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
glands with lack of cortisol ... aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... - Serum cortisol
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... Aldosterone levels, Cortisol ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... Causes of Secondary ... A baseline 8am cortisol ... Measure cortisol
Adrenal Insufficiency Algorithm - Cosyntropin Stimulation Test
T-1m: Baseline cortisol drawn
T0: 250 µg cosyntropin given IV
T30m: Repeat
T-1m: Baseline cortisol ... IV T30m: Repeat cortisol ... drawn T60m: Final cortisol
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
hypertension) Testing: • Cortisol ... Free Urine • Cortisol ... following morning: Cortisol ... , Serum (or Cortisol
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
, oral cavity) Caused ... polyuria in the case ... hypertension (90% of cases ... 24-hour urine cortisol ... morning serum cortisol
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
ACTH Early am cortisol ... unclear (often the case ... Cosyntropin - Measure cortisol ... injection - If f/u cortisol
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes