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Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... - Posterior vitreous ... with advancing age ... - Pulling can cause ... #Retinal #Detachment
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... suggests either secondary ... Ureterosigmoidostomy, Diabetic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #potassium
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal Causes of ... Hypomagnesemia with secondary ... transplant, Diuretic ... #causes #nephrology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • Detachment ... degeneration • Diabetic ... Concussion Other Causes ... ophthalmology #causes
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

The left eye shows the terminal stage of an
Age-Related Macular ... RPE, and drusen, secondary ... #Degeneration #Retina ... #Detachment #Ocular ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Starvation Secondary ... Hyperparathyroidism • Diabetic ... drugs • ACE ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... , including a diuretic ... Jcortesizaguirr #Secondary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
inflammation of the retina ... Diabetic nephropathy ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... loss, causing secondary ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... Correction of diabetic ... states, Primary or secondary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #magnesium
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
exercise or with diuretic ... are seen in acute ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Differential #Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology