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Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Insufficiency - Differential ... Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome ... Polyglandular autoimrnune syndrome ... • Pituitary dysfunction ... • Hypothalamic dysfunction
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - Differential ... : • Pituitary Dysfunction ... • Hypothalamic Dysfunction ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... Insufficiency #AI #Differential
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... • Oculomotor dysfunctions ... • Cerebellar dysfunction ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... Deficiency #Diagnosis #Management
Vertigo Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Vertigo: Symptom of illusory movement because of asymmetry in the vestibular
Vertigo Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... to damage to or dysfunction ... Vertigo #Diagnosis #Management ... Algorithm #neurology #Differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... renal Mg wasting syndromes ... - Gitelman syndrome ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... • Sick sinus syndrome ... Right ventricular dysfunction ... Left ventricular dysfunction ... #hypotensive #differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction ... Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction ... Arteritis, Behcet Syndrome ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
of Back Pain - Differential ... bowel or bladder dysfunction ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... #BackPain #Differential
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
• Horner's syndrome ... : sympathetic dysfunction ... Coma #Neurology #differential
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Crigler-Najjar syndrome ... Dubin-Johnson syndrome ... , Rotor syndrome ... Hepatocellular Dysfunction ... #unconjugated #differential