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Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
reduced ejection fraction ... cardiomyopathy #differential
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
Hypomagnesemia Fractional ... loss if renal function ... Hypomagnesemia #algorithm #differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
decreased glycosylated fraction ... < 20% Differential
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
excretion and fractional ... FENa) could help differentiate
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Measure Urine Fractional ... Hypophosphatemia #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Leukemoid Reaction

Retrospective review of 135 patients with WBC >25k:
 - 48% infection
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Differential Diagnosis ... of Leukemoid Reaction ... #Leukemoid #Reaction ... #Differential #
Antibiotics - Mechanisms and Sites of Action 

Inhibit Cell Wall Synthesis or Function 
- Beta Lactams,
Mechanisms and Sites of Action ... Wall Synthesis or Function ... Acid Synthesis or Function ... Mechanisms #Sites #Action
Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs) and Interpretation

 • TSH, Free T4, Free T3
 • T3 Uptake
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Thyroid Function ... DharSaty #Thyroid #Function ... laboratory #patterns #differential
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
preserved ejection fraction ... ; EF, ejection fraction ... ejection time; FAC, fractional
Classification of Some Antimicrobial Agents by Their Sites of Action
Inhibitors of metabolism: Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim
Inhibitors of cell
Their Sites of Action ... of nucleic acid function ... cell membrane function ... mechanism #sites #action