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Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Comparison Table ... #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology ... #comparison #table
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Etiologies of Hypernatremia ... - Differential ... - Chronic hypokalemia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Table
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Qualitative Platelet Defects ... Thrombasthenia • Defect ... MYH9-Related Disorder ... #comparison #table ... #differential #
Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
of Common Lipid Disorders ... Hypoalphalipoproteinemia #lipid #disorders ... #diseases #comparison ... #table #defects ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... with electrolyte disorders ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Neurologic disorders
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... of Opioid Use Disorder ... Buprenorphine - Comparison ... Table Some patients ... most common side effects
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... /Late - Hypercalcemia ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... per day until stable
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... • Hypercalcemia ... specific bleeding disorders ... and euvolemic hyponatremia ... #Medications #Table
Primary Polydipsia
Definition: Excessive volitional water intake
Epidemiology:
 • 6-20% of patients with psychiatric disorders - Most commonly
with psychiatric disorders ... • Symptomatic hyponatremia ... dysfunction - K+ deficits ... diabetes insipidus Differential ... Polydipsia #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Compression • Genetic Defects ... Mitochondrial disorders ... Electrolytes: Hypokalemia ... Causes #nephrology #table