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Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Depressed or Elevated ... Moods - Differential ... MANIA: 1 week elevated ... #Depressed #Elevated ... #Differential #
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Mania - Causes of Elevated ... Mood Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypomanic Episodes and Depressed ... #Differential #
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketosis Disorders ... (pH < 7.35) w/ elevated ... nickmmark #Ketosis #Disorders ... #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
- Diarrhea Decreased ... tacrolimus) Endocrine disorders ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... medications #drugs #pharmacology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Reflexes: decreased ... CSF pleocytosis, elevated ... infectious myelitis - Elevated ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Common Causes - decreased ... dysfunction, and/or disorders ... have spuriously elevated ... low levels - Elevated ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... other neurological disorders ... with SPS have elevated ... limb or joint disorders ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
(Mannitol) • Elevated ... intraocular pressure • Elevated ... irrigation • Management ... specific bleeding disorders ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Troponin may be elevated ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... Inflammatory marker elevated ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... hematology #oncology #management