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Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
hypokalemia and/or hypertension ... Fasciculata: Cushing Syndrome ... #Tumors #Hormone ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #workup ... #endocrinology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... , inflammatory markers ... syndrome: troponin
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
In secondary AI ... including: pituitary tumor ... diagnostic of AI ... least 18 excludes AI ... diagnostic of AI
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
if unexpected hypotension ... Orthostasis • Hypotension ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
vessels to the adrenal ... makes the gland ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Insufficiency #AI ... differential #diagnosis #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... #Workup #causes
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... skin with stretch marks ... 5) Secondary hypertension ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment - Stress Dose Steroids
 • Large Bore IVs, ~2L IVF & Draw workup
Adrenal Insufficiency ... ~2L IVF & Draw workup ... Major Stressor (critical ... Insufficiency #AI ... StressDose #Steroids #endocrinology