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Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing Syndrome ... dexamethasone suppression test ... Hormone • MRI of adrenal ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Zona Fasciculata: Cushing ... Syndrome? ... dexamethasone test ... Hormone #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #workup #endocrinology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... abdomen/pelvis • Cushing ... ’s syndrome - Overnight ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Defined as excessive ... Syndrome, Acromegaly ... Androgen-secreting tumors: Adrenal ... #endocrinology
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Location - Anterior vs ... Posterior Localization ... Artery #Strokes #Syndromes ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... Step 1) Screening Test ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Differentiate primary vs ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
ACTH stimulation test ... autoantibody tests ... glands as a result ... Evaluation #laboratory #diagnosis ... #testing #endocrinology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Syndrome Definition ... Differential Diagnosis ... Disease-specific testing ... , biopsy By Tess ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... same precursor as ... dexamethasone suppression test ... #symptoms #endocrinology