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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 ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification ... #Table
Primary Hyperoxaluria - Diagnosis and Management Overview

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Primary #Hyperoxaluria #Types #classification #diagnosis #management
Primary Hyperoxaluria ... - Diagnosis and ... Hyperoxaluria #Types ... #classification ... #table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... and 2, but not type ... #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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The Diagnostic Approach ... High Renin - Primary ... Ketoconazole Low ... #Hyperkalemia #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #differential
Differentiating the Four Types of Mesenteric Ischemia 

There are four types of AMI, which include arterial
Differentiating ... most common, but now ... etiologies are shown in table ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... hypokalemia is differentiating ... ↑ Aldosterone: Primary ... consumption • Low ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Low #Magnesium ... #Table #Classification
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Radio-opaque ... of stones: • Urinary ... solubility: • Low ... Hypocitraturia • RTA Type
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... water intake (Primary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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mononucleosis/flu type ... • Symptoms of primary ... • HIV-1/HIV-2 differentiation ... immunoassay • If differentiation ... Treatment: • ART to slow