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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 #
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Kinase - Causes of Elevated ... alcohol - Medications ... Neuromuscular disorders ... connective tissue disorder ... #CK #differential
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... • RBC Membrane Disorder ... RBC Metabolism Disorder ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Approach #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders ... - Differential ... family history - Medications ... primary hematologic disorder ... #Differential #
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
- Diarrhea Decreased ... tacrolimus) Endocrine disorders ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #medications #drugs ... #pharmacology #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
by Mechanism Decreased ... Renal Loses - Medications ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Magnesium #Table #Classification
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
of ammonia and decreased ... Inherited Urea Cycle Disorders ... ileal conduit - Medications ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
hydrostatic pressure - Decreased ... DrugInduced #Edema #Medication ... #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology #
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Common Causes - decreased ... gastric acidity, medications ... dysfunction, and/or disorders ... have spuriously elevated ... low levels - Elevated