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Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - Causative Medications 
and Level of Suspicion 

High Risk:
Antigout:
Stevens Johnson Syndrome ... Necrolysis - Causative Medications ... and Level of ... , piroxicam #Differential ... #Medications #DrugInduced
DRESS-associated drugs

DRESS syndrome can be life threatening and it has a documented mortality rate of about
life threatening and ... anticonvulsants and ... #DIHS #DrugInduced ... #Medications #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis: - Medications ... Antipsychotic medications ... AntichoIinergic medications ... response - Medications ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... - Loop and ... - Uncontrolled diabetes ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... Screening, Diagnosis and ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... Rubella) • Medications ... Classification #primarycare
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Effects of Systemic Medications ... visual loss) • Medications ... optic disk • HIV/AIDS ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Anterior Uveitis - Differential ... vitreous humor, and ... involvement) • Medication ... Anterior #Uveitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #ophthalmology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Discoloration • Medications ... heart failure • Diabetes ... Mellitus Half-and-Half ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #dermatology #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
Primary and Secondary ... hypercortisolism (steroid medication ... Cushing syndrome ... hyperprolactinemia - diabetes ... Secondary #Causes #Differential
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... transfusion • HTN and ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... Medications 2.