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Hyperparathyroidism classification
Different causes and features of hyperparathyroidism - raised parathormone (PTH).

#Diagnosis #Hyperparathyroidism #Differential #Primary #Secondary #Tertiary
classification Different causes ... and features of ... #Primary #Secondary ... #Tertiary #Comparison ... #Table #Classification
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... No features of secondary ... Cocaine • Black ... parenchymal disease - CKD
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Pathologic fracture secondary ... spondylitis), Peripheral ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Inflammatory Myopathies ... BrighamChiefs #Inflammatory ... #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... with previously stable ... non-obese, non-black ... parenchymal disease: CKD ... #Differential #
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
other aggressive features ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... MR is able to distinguish ... on location and lack
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
hands and facei peripheral ... Systemic Fibrosis: - Secondary ... plaques/patches on back ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
coarsening facial features ... ~5th decade → peripheral ... Mortality due to CVD ... Acromegaly occurs secondary ... Differential Diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
features after ... onset of illness features ... tenderness, and peripheral ... : encephalitis secondary ... #Syndrome #Differential