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Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... Flags and Differential ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Non-Vascular - Increased/Decreased ... #causes #primary
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Lab for decreased ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... unclear, or if a primary ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Diagnostic algorithm Decreased ... Supplementation (oral/iv ... Renin High: • Primary ... Diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology ... #potassium #differential
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
sodium • ↑ Serum potassium ... from RTA type IV ... Reduced libido • Signs ... : Decreased axillary ... Check sodium, potassium
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
Primary headache ... C" (common for causes ... loss, cancer, HIV ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... osmolarity If cause ... clinical context and signs ... , HIV serology, ... #causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
be treated with IV ... potassium(K) & ... ↑ Aldosterone: Primary ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... encephalitis, and primary ... Symptoms: Fever, headache ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CNS #Infections #differential
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... - Diarrhea Decreased ... osmotic diuresis - Potassium ... Hypercalcemic states - Primary ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... fistula, Diarrhea • Decreased ... osmotic diuresis, Potassium ... Hypercalcemic states, Primary ... #differential #