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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
, Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Infiltrative • Genetic ... #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
the lab values table ... MetabolicEmergency #Genetics ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Metabolism A table ... additions, for diagnosing ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table ... #NICU #Genetics
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Critical illness - Genetic ... Sulfamethoxazole - Genetic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Aldosterone #Comparison #Table ... #Causes
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Various rare genetic ... - Various rare genetic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
What the Color of Urine Can Tell You - Differential Diagnosis by Urine Color
Clear: excess water
Pale
- Differential Diagnosis ... by Urine Color Clear ... / Green: rare genetic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #discoloration
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
not proven) - Genetic ... mutation) that alter ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
syndrome - Genetic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... shows a small, stable ... residual lesion or is clear ... #differential #causes
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
predisposition - Various genetic ... polymorphisms alter ... periumbilical region), nausea ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs