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Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Metabolism A table ... acute metabolic ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... #Neonatology #Peds ... #NICU #Genetics
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
presentations in acute ... MetabolicEmergency #Genetics ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #Neonatology #Peds
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
syndrome - Genetic ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... Ion (acidosis), Hypo ... Thrombosis (heart: acute ... #arrest #HsTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Diagnosis Lids: ... Anterior Chamber: • Acute ... #Diagnosis #table ... #causes #ophthalmology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... with previously stable ... #causes #Differential
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... children with acute ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
pulmonary apices caused ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pulmonary edema in acute ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
visualized as a hypo ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Genetic predisposition ... during Delivery • Stable ... teratogenic GDMT meds