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Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy
Majority of the literature in the area is applied to the diabetic nephropathy
Diabetesdiabetic ... applied to the diabetic ... be the primary cause ... of diabetic nephropathy ... #Nephropathy
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS ... Brachial plexus neuropathy ... , GBS, CIDP - ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
of Peripheral Neuropathy ... Inflammatory/AI: CIDP ... #Peripheral #Neuropathy ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... • IgA nephropathy ... • Membranous nephropathy ... • HTN • Diabetes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Skin Ulcers of the Lower Legs / Feet - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
• Pressure
• Trauma
• Radiation
Vascular:
• Arterial
Neurological: • Diabetic ... neuropathy • Tabes ... gangrenosum • Diabetic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Causes of Constipation ... Spinal cord injury, Neuropathy ... • Metabolic: Diabetes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Neuropathic Ulcer: Severe diabetes induced neuropathy has resulted in Charcot foot deformity.
This ultimately lead to large
Neuropathic Ulcer ... : Severe diabetes ... induced neuropathy ... boney destruction caused ... Osteomyelitis #Diabetic
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... /S) • Reflux nephropathy ... Proteinuria) • Diabetes ... Sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Neuropathic Ulcer: Diabetes induced neuropathy led to development of the ulcer shown 
above. The Q-tip easily
Neuropathic Ulcer ... : Diabetes induced ... neuropathy led ... The Q-tip easily passes ... Photo #Toes #Foot #Diabetic
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Structural
 • Tumors
 • Zenker's Diverticulum
 • Foreign Bodv
Neuromuscular Toxic/Metabolic
 • Myasthenia
Achalasia • Diabetic ... Neuropathy Intermittent ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes