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Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
 •
Constipation - Differential ... Iron, Aluminum, Calcium ... Hypokalemia • Hypercalcemia ... Disease • Colon Cancer ... #Causes
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psoriasis • Chemotherapy ... Sarcoidosis • Hypercalcemia ... #endocrinology ... #causes
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... , hypotension, hyponatremia ... , hyperkalemia, ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... #endocrinology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... coma SIADH: • Hyponatremia ... • Constipation ... #diagnosis #cancer
Cancer agents and Electrolyte Disorders
 • Hypocalcemia: Cisplatin from Low Mg, Cetuximab- due to low Mg
Axitinib,
Disorders • Hypocalcemia ... syndrome, Imatinib- Secondary ... Trastuzumab • Hyponatremia ... #agents #chemotherapy ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Lithium use • Calcium-sensing ... Non-small-cell lung cancer ... #Causes #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Diagnosis Algorithm ... aminoglycosides, chemotherapy ... Urate crystals • Calcium ... Hyperplasia • Constipation ... • Prostate Cancer
Causes of Hypocalcemia by Clinical Cause

Acute illness: pancreatitis, tumor lysis, severe illness - Secondary hyperparathyroidism from
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... severe illness - Secondary ... low circulating calcium ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... chemotherapy, Immunosuppressive ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Reversible course Differential ... lines/devices, Constipation