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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... investigations depending on clinical ... cardiac imaging #Acute
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Hyperglycemia - Differential ... agonists • Others Critical ... Surgery, Burns, Sepsis ... • Shock • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Hypoglycemia - Differential ... Other Causes: • Critical ... Hepatic Failure, Renal ... Cardiac Failure) • Sepsis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... An acute rise or ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Workup #causes #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis
Decreased calcium absorption
 • Vitamin D deficiency
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Hypocalcemia - Differential ... 1,25(OH2)D3 - Renal ... Miscellaneous • Sepsis ... • Acute pancreatitis ... Diagnosis #Causes #endocrinology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... APLA/LAC: • Renal
Causes of Hypocalcemia by Clinical Cause

Acute illness: pancreatitis, tumor lysis, severe illness - Secondary hyperparathyroidism from
Hypocalcemia by Clinical ... Cause Acute illness ... gland removal Renal ... Hypocalcemia #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology