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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
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 Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... Brachial plexus neuropathy ... , GBS, CIDP - ... 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
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
degeneration - Retina: Diabetic ... Ischemic Optic Neuropathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
  -
ischemic optic neuropathy ... chronic optic neuropathy ... Caused by decreased ... Ocular causes - ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
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
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... migraine, Ischemic neuropathy ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology