Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis adrenal endocrinology insufficiency aldosterone hypokalemia nephrology potassium renin stimulation workup ai hematology hyperaldosteronism hyperparathyroidism hypoaldosteronism hypomagnesemia hypomg hyponatremia hypotonic
Hyperparathyroidism classification Different causes and features of hyperparathyroidism - raised parathormone (PTH). #Diagnosis #Hyperparathyroidism #Differential #Primary #Secondary #Tertiary
Different causes ... Hyperparathyroidism #Differential ... #Primary #Secondary ... #Tertiary #Comparison ... #Table #Classification
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... - Primary adrenal ... - Secondary adrenal
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... OR secondary AI ... unclear (often the case ... AI - Low = secondary ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... specificity for AI (but low ... Step 3) Differentiate ... primary vs secondary ... - Low ACTH is
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ACTH-Dependent (Secondary): • Pituitary Dysfunction • Hypothalamic Dysfunction ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ACTH-Dependent ... (Secondary): • ... (Primary): • Autoimmune
Hyperaldosteronism - Etiologies of Mineralocorticoid Excess Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Normal or Low Renin, High Aldosterone) - Aldosterone-secreting
Mineralocorticoid Excess Primary ... adrenal hyperplasia Secondary ... Hyperaldosteronism #Differential ... #Aldosterone #Comparison ... #Table
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone) - Diabetic Nephropathy - NSAIDs Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Hypoaldosteronism (Low ... Chronic heparin - Primary ... Hypoaldosteronism #Differential ... #Aldosterone #Comparison ... #Table #Causes
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Hypertensive: • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... R - Primary aldosteronism ... High Al, High R - Secondary ... #nephrology #causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Poor Intake - Starvation - Anorexia GI Losses - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
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