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Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... Sign #Arsenic #HeavyMetal
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
Urine Color - Differential ... factitious disorder • Meds ... hyperbilirubinemia • Meds ... Pseudomonas • Meds ... #Urine #Color #Differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... • Vasodilatory meds ... Aortic stenosis • Meds ... • Vasodilatory meds ... #hypotensive #differential
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
tissue perfusion to meet ... Pathophysiology #differential
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Hyperthyroid, Bony Mets ... Hypercalcemia #Differential
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
Fingernails • Mees ... fingernail #pathology #differential
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
Fingernails • Mees ... fingernail #pathology #differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Bronchial carcinoid, Mets ... Primary lung, Mets ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... , Osteoblastic mets ... #Hypocalcemia #Differential
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
(B) Mees’ lines ... nail grows.3 In Mees ... Mees’ lines are ... Beau’s lines and Mees