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Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
electrolyte abnormality caused ... body water in comparison ... total body sodium content ... osmolality helps to differentiate ... among the possible causes
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Central Cyanosis: Onset ... #Cyanosis #Differential ... Central #Cardiology #Causes ... #Table #Comparison
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... osmolarity If cause ... depending on clinical context ... fragmentocytes, LDH ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... considered in the context ... Physiologic Causes ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
CaO2 - oxygen content ... summary #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pathophysiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... TRALI: • Sudden onset ... • Pathophysiology ... #differential #
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... Aspiration of gastric contents ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... >2400 Ul/ml, ↑ LDH ... SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... 100 mg/m2) : in case
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
• Insidious onset ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... ; (2) bulbar-onset ... Escorial criteria uses ... conditions listed in differential