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Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
dexamethasone suppression test ... Hormone • MRI of adrenal ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #endocrinology ... #Adrenal #Hyperfunction
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... ACTH) stimulation test ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... Testing Common ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Renal Syndromes ... Disease-specific testing ... , biopsy By Tess ... #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic Algorithm
- GI Losses
- Redistribution
- 1° HPT
- 1° Renal PO4 wasting: Hereditary, TIO, Fanconi Syndrome,
- 1° HPT - 1° Renal ... PO4 wasting: Hereditary ... , TIO, Fanconi Syndrome ... #Algorithm #differential ... #nephrology
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 ... Step 3) Differentiate ... #Stimulation #Endocrinology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #nephrology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ... Dexamethasone Suppression Test ... #Endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
vessels to the adrenal ... hemorrhage in the setting ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
differentiating kidney K wasting ... , Congenital adrenal ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology