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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Differential # ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
- Differential ... Decreased filling ... of bucket (low ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... #workup #nephrology
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... INSPIRED OXYGEN • Low ... drive due to neurologic ... OSA DIFFUSION DISORDER ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... : • Low salt in ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... Hypochloremia #Differential ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
by Mechanism Decreased ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... Magnesium #Table #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... renal bruit or signs ... Neurologic disorders ... #causes #Differential
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... • Muscular or neurologic ... region • Bolus slow ... URGENT WORKUP ... the underlying cause
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... fistula, Diarrhea • Decreased ... ) • Endocrine disorders ... #differential # ... #magnesium #low
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
in monitoring low-level ... for increased or decreased ... infections are common causes ... glomerular #testing #workup ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology