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Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Skeletal metastatic disease ... Drugs, Endocrine disorders ... , Paget's disease ... Granulomatous diseases ... #Workup #nephrology
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Connective Tissue Disease ... Congenital Heart Disease ... Valvular Lung Disease ... Interstitial Lung Disease ... Chronic Thromboembolic
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis GI losses ... Various renal diseases ... ssyndrome, sickle cell disease ... #Diagnosis #Table
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Underproduction Diagnostic ... kidney disease ... Probable bone marrow disorder ... #differential # ... workup
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
veno-occlusive disease ... to left heart disease ... , Gaucher disease ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
the population Disease ... Autoimmune diseases ... Lymphoproliferative diseases ... Insect stings Disease ... Comorbidity - Atopic diseases
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Metastatic lung disease ... Cavitary #Lung #Disease
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver disease
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Diagnosis Framework ... , Pelvic floor disorders ... sclerosis, Parkinson's disease ... , Diverticular disease ... Scleroderma, Coeliac disease
Headache Differential - Primary vs Secondary
A vast number of diseases can cause a headache. We divide
Headache Differential ... vast number of diseases ... headache is the disorder ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Primary #Secondary #Table