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Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
• H secretion defect ... Carbonic anhydrase II defects ... • H gradient defect ... NH3 secretion defects ... RTA #diagnosis #differential
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects ... - Differential ... Afferent Pupil Defect ... Pupillary #Pupils #Defects ... #Differential #
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Shoulder Pain - Differential ... Direct palpation ... Shoulder #Pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK
Atrioventricular Septal Defect
aka AV canal defect aka endocardial cushion defect
 • Epidemiology and Associations
 • Embryology
Atrioventricular Septal Defect ... aka AV canal defect ... endocardial cushion defect ... Post-Operative ICU Management ... cushion #diagnosis #management
Bleeding and Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Vascular System Defect - Congenital vs Acquired
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and Bruising - Differential ... Vascular System Defect ... Acquired • Platelet Defect ... Coagulation Proteins Defect ... Bleeding #Bruising #Differential
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Qualitative Platelet Defects ... Bernard-Soulier Syndrome • Defect ... Thrombasthenia • Defect ... Related Disorder • Defect ... comparison #table #differential
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... , cocaine) • Direct ... hypothyroidism) • Genetic Defects ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential
Lynch Syndrome:
 • "CRC + Endometrial/Ovarian + Stomach + Urinary → Lynch Syndrome"
 • Autosomal Dominant,
Mismatch Repair Defect ... Microsatellite Instability (MSI ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
include functional deficit ... outstretched hand or direct ... fractures • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Extrinsic RBC Defects ... Intrinsic RBC Defects ... : Membrane defects ... Hemolytic #Anemias #Differential