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Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Fasciculata: Cushing Syndrome ... for those with tumor ... #Tumors #Hormone ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #workup ... #endocrinology
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
Diagnosis Algorithm ADRENAL ... Hyperthecosis • Tumor ... Tumor Low Serum ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... , inflammatory markers
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Hypoglycemia Workup ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... metabolic demand causes ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... Diagnosis #insulinoma #endocrinology
Tall Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Growth (BA=CA)
 • Familial Tall Stature
 • XYY Syndrome
Obese BMI
Tumor • Ovarian ... Tumor • Testotoxicosis ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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growth Hirsutism causes ... Rare: Cushing's Syndrome ... Hirsutism causes ... : Adrenal, Ovary ... Differential #Diagnosis #endocrinology
Gynecomastia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Testicular Mass on Ultrasound
 • Adrenal Neoplasm
 • Increased Extraglomerular Aromatase
Ultrasound • Adrenal ... Klinefelter's Syndrome ... • Kallman's Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #endocrinology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
• Congenital Adrenal ... Celiac, IBD) • Renal ... Nervosa • CNS Tumors ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... hypertension and signs ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... makes the gland ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #Infectious #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #endocrinology