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

#Diagnosis #Hyperparathyroidism #Differential #Primary #Secondary #Tertiary
classification Different causes ... Hyperparathyroidism #Differential ... #Primary #Secondary ... #Tertiary #Comparison ... #Table #Classification
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... Acromegaly #Secondary ... Screening #Workup #table
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... baseline ACTH - Primary ... baseline ACTH - Secondary
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... Cerebral salt wasting ... renal failure - Primary ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... by age 16 with secondary ... age 14 without secondary
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... / IBD Renal Loses ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... use of adequate doses ... with previously stable ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... #Differential #
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... water intake (Primary ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
adjusting the dose ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table