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Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperthecosis • Tumor ... • Cushing's Syndrome ... Tumor Low Serum ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Zona Fasciculata: Cushing ... Syndrome? ... #Tumors #Hormone ... #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #workup #endocrinology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... #AI #Differential ... #Causes #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... - Diagnosis and ... including: pituitary tumor ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... #Management #Endocrinology
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Syndrome, Acromegaly ... : Adrenal, Ovary ... • Cushing's Syndrome ... #endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Insufficiency ... makes the gland ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Endrocrine • Cushing's ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Nervosa • CNS Tumors ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... and Clinical Features ... skin with stretch marks ... #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
- Differential Diagnosis ... Neoplastic: Solid tumors ... bartonella) • Rheum/AI ... Eosinophilic pneumonia, Adrenal ... insufficiency,