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Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... agonists • Others Critical ... Hyperglycemia (e.g ... #endocrinology ... #causes
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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mmol/L - Consider cause ... guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... Prevention - Consider cause ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Idiopathic Other Causes ... : • Critical Illness ... #endocrinology ... #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... #typea #typeb #classification
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
• Caused by splanchnic ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Classification: ... IV albumin (1 g/kg ... Treatment Overview
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... & Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #differential #algorithm
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... peripheral nerve components ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... specific therapy, the clinician
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
kidney disease caused ... Clinical Clues: ... guide subtype classification ... : organized (e.g ... microangiopathy Treatment
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
wide variety of clinical ... & contributory components ... medications in most cases ... corticosteroid (eg ... PG secondary treatment