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Week 9 – Calcium Metabolism
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#Diagnosis #Management #Hypercalcemia #Differential #Causes
Week 9 – Calcium ... Hypercalcemia #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Leukemoid Reaction

Retrospective review of 135 patients with WBC >25k:
 - 48% infection
 -
Differential Diagnosis ... malignancy - 9% ... Leukemoid #Reaction #Differential
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
The 9 Ds of Weight ... #Elderly #Ds #Differential
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
- Psychiatric (9% ... gastrointestinal disease (9% ... Cardiopulmonary (9% ... PrimaryCare #diagnosis #differential
Complications of Gallstones - Cholelithiasis
1. Biliary colic
2. Cholecystitis
3. Mucocele
4. Empyema
5. Fistula
6. Perforation
7. Gallbladder carcinoma
8. Mirizzi's syndrome
9.
Mirizzi's syndrome 9. ... Cholelithiasis #differential
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
liver disease 6-9 ... Idiosyncratic #differential
Causes of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia results from abnormal losses, transcellular shifts, or insufficient intake (Table 1).6–8 Abnormal losses
are most common.9 ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
Figure 2, page 9) ... Nikolsky sign, the differential ... Febrile #Fever #Differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Thrombocytopenia 9% ... (aPL) 30-45% Differential ... symptoms #mimickers #differential
Microorganisms isolated & reported from Crocodile or alligator bites
1. Vibrio vulnificus
2. Citrobacter spp. 
3. Burkholderia pseudomallei
4.
Clostridium perfringens 9. ... crocodile #bites #differential