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Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Aldosterone and renin if hypokalemia ... Fasciculata: Cushing Syndrome ... dexamethasone test ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #workup ... #endocrinology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... starts by measuring ... Renin-secreting tumor ... , Congenital adrenal ... #differential #
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Low and High PTH
LOW PTH - Hypoparathyroid
 - Congenital (Pediatric)
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... Malabsorption • Short ... • Chronic Renal ... Tumor lysis syndrome ... Algorithm #PTH #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... (correction of hypokalemia ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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and Differential ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... Normally, glucose stores ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... Diagnosis #insulinoma #endocrinology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Mass - Differential ... Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ... Dexamethasone Suppression Test ... Hypertension +/- Hypokalemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... • Dyspnea at rest ... EMERGENCIES: Tumor ... failure • Hypocalcemia ... Hypercalcemia
Causes of Hypocalcemia by Clinical Cause

Acute illness: pancreatitis, tumor lysis, severe illness - Secondary hyperparathyroidism from
pancreatitis, tumor ... Malabsorption syndrome ... gland removal Renal ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... Cataracts Labs: Hypokalemia ... dexamethasone suppression test ... the abdomen for adrenal ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology