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Feb 8, 2021 11 tweets 5 min read Read on X
1/11 I like this flowchart, but my brain starts to melt. If yours does to, follow along and we'll take it from the top! This is my first #tweetorial on hypercortisolism!

#MedEd #MedTwitter #FOAMEd #MedStudentTwitter #EndoTwitter

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2/11 Let's start with a question. Which of the following are TRUE?
a. Cushing disease = hypercortisolism
b. Cushing disease is a type of Cushing syndrome
c. Cushing syndrome is a type of Cushing disease
3/11 a. and b. are correct! Here are some physical exam features of hypercortisolism.

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4/11 Once we suspect hypercortisolism, the next step is to:
5/11 Take that history! Our goal is to figure out if the patient is taking any steroids (inhaled, oral, topical, injectable). If they are, this is EXOGENOUS hypercortisolism.
6/11 If you are concerned about ENDOGENOUS hypercortisolism, we have to start looking at tests, but before that, let's start getting our paradigm straightened out. Image
7/11 Before we continue, we have to look at the HPA axis. Here is one of the clearest versions that I can find:

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8/11 Let's go back to ENDOGENOUS hypercortisolism. We have two think of two types.
1. ACTH-dependent
2. ACTH-independent
9/11 In ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism:
Something is ⬆️ circulating ACTH, leading to ⬆️ serum cortisol (go look at the HPA axis in tweet 7!) Image
10/11 In ACTH-independent hypercortisolism
Something is ⬆️ circulating cortisol, leading to ⬇️ ACTH levels (go look at the HPA axis in tweet 7!)

Note: EXOGENOUS hypercortisolism is also ACTH-independent Image
11/11 If we combine all of this, we get this paradigm for hypercortisolism. There is nuance with this, and we will get there in a stepwise fashion. As always, feedback is welcome! Image

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Facilitator: @BrandonCSmithMD
Presenter: Danny Xu, MD (@uclaimchiefs PGY-2)

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#MedTwitter #MedEd #FOAMed
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1/10 As someone who struggles with test-taking, I made a framework for tackling some common test-taking hurdles. I had the opportunity to go over this with all our @uclaimchiefs housestaff and decided to make it into a 🧵 #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #FOAMed
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1/12 The cognitive load on rounds can be high, so I like using daily e-mails as an adjunct to teaching on rounds. Here is a 🧵 on my approach! #MedTwitter #MedEd #FOAMEd
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1/18 Chest pain is a frequently seen reason for admission. Here's my take on when to consider ACS in patients with chest pain!
#MedTwitter #CardioTwitter #MedEd #FOAMed #MedTweetorial @MedTweetorials
2/18 Our evaluation of ACS starts with 3 things:

1⃣ History
2⃣ EKG
3⃣ Troponin

The primary focus of this thread is going to be on the history (a heads up - the flowchart at the end will go a little bit out of order)!
3/18 When taking a chest pain history, we ask lots of questions about associated symptoms and alleviating/aggravating factors, mostly because we were taught to obtain and report this history. But is there a more focused way to approach this? Image
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