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Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Tolerance • Type ... Endocrinopathy: • Cushing's ... Syndrome • Acromegaly ... Hyperglycemia (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-SSA (Ro), ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... diseases #diagnosis #table
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
diseases: - 10% SLE ... Types: • Type ... tissue disorder (e.g ... erythematosus (SLE ... #classification
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... exposed tothe sun (e.g ... dehydrogenase type ... gluconeogenesis enzymes (e.g ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... • Malignancy (e.g ... Endocrine disorders (e.g ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... : Drug induced SLE
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Hypercalcemia, Cushing's
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... again we might see ... - Compartment syndrome ... #typeb #classification