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

Early am cortisol < 3
Diagnosis Algorithm ... primary OR secondary AI ... High = primary AI ... or tertiary AI ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... specificity for AI ... > 15 excludes AI ... AI. ... primary vs secondary AI
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm ADRENAL ... Hyperthecosis • Tumor ... Tumor Low Serum ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm ACTH-Dependent ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... Insufficiency #AI ... #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
In secondary AI ... including: pituitary tumor ... of AI and a cortisol ... least 18 excludes AI ... of AI - Dr.
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Low and High PTH
LOW PTH - Hypoparathyroid
 - Congenital (Pediatric)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Low ... • Chronic Renal ... Tumor lysis syndrome ... #endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
makes the gland ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Insufficiency #AI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... investigations depending on clinical ... , inflammatory markers ... syndrome: troponin
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Neoplastic: Solid tumors ... bartonella) • Rheum/AI ... Eosinophilic pneumonia, Adrenal
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... meds • Other: AI ... Hypovolemic Shock - Low ... Classification #diagnosis ... management #Overview #criticalcare