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Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
Hypercalcemia Evaluation ... check the urine Ca ... BrighamChiefs #Hypercalcemia ... #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Density, Delay in CT ... Hounsfeld Units on CT ... Hypertension +/- Hypokalemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Colorectal CA ... pregnancy • Ovarian CA ... porphyria • Hypercalcemia ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... ABG, STAT CXR, CTA
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
hypercortisolism—+ CT ... Cushing's disease, CT ... chest x-ray and/or CT ... , abdominal CT, ... pelvis CT - Dr
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... CT, Bilateral selective ... (correction of hypokalemia ... infusion Adrenal CT ... CT or MRI scan of
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Metastatic Follicular CA ... ↑ T3 - Mild hypercalcemia ... fibrillation/flutter • Abdominal ... causes #diagnosis #differential ... #endocrinology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... The images (CT | ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... hepatology #liver #pocus
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Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... • Should be on differential ... suspicion for AEF: CTA ... • CT findings
Bronchopleural fistula on Lung Ultrasound

In case anyone was wondering what a bronchopleural fistula from a necrotizing
necrotizing lung ca ... looks like on POCUS ... CT Scan: https:/ ... Lung #Ultrasound #Pulmonary
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