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Primary and Secondary Headache Types - Differential Classification

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Headaches #Primary #Secondary #Types
Primary and Secondary ... Headache Types ... #Headaches #Primary ... #Secondary #Types ... #Table
Hyperparathyroidism classification
Different causes and features of hyperparathyroidism - raised parathormone (PTH).

#Diagnosis #Hyperparathyroidism #Differential #Primary #Secondary #Tertiary
Different causes and ... #Differential #Primary ... #Secondary #Tertiary ... #Comparison #Table ... #Classification
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
1 and 2, but not ... wasting nephropathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
, hypoglycemia Testing ... stimulation test AND ... baseline ACTH - Primary ... insufficiency • Low ... baseline ACTH - Secondary
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... require Cosyntropin testing ... cortisol 30 min AND ... vs secondary AI ... - Low ACTH is
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... Medications - Loop and ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... by age 16 with secondary ... age 14 without secondary ... Etiology - High FSH, Low ... Abnormalities and
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease 3 Types ... 15% of AIHA Primary ... Secondary Cold ... originate from a low-grade ... Positive Coombs testing
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
configuration Types ... Amyloidosis: • Primary ... dyscrasias • Secondary ... Cardiac: • LVH, low-voltage ... typing Cardiac Testing
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... us to treat the primary ... dealing with the primary ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm