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Primary and Secondary Headache Types - Differential Classification

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Headaches #Primary #Secondary #Types
Primary and Secondary ... Headache Types ... #Headaches #Primary ... #Secondary #Types ... #Table
Primary Hyperoxaluria - Diagnosis and Management Overview

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Primary #Hyperoxaluria #Types #classification #diagnosis #management
Primary Hyperoxaluria ... MatthewHoMD #Primary ... Hyperoxaluria #Types ... #classification ... diagnosis #management #table
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common ... first define the type ... possible to guide therapy ... preferred & narrowest therapy ... pharmacology #table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... and 2, but not type ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Broad-spectrum coverage ... empirical antibiotic therapy ... ) prophylaxis Primary ... considered if: Low
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
pH Calculate Urinary ... Acetazolamide therapy ... /normal Type ... • Serum K: low ... /normal Type
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
the airways • Primarily ... mucus plugs • Low ... • Immediate type-skin ... /- anti-fungal therapy ... ) • Anti-lgE therapy
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
paroxysmal HTN, most primary ... and panic attack-type ... hypotension (may reflect low ... glucose, apparent type ... pheochromocytoma: primary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Slow Growers (Runyon ... Classification ... • Primarily occurs ... immunosuppressive therapy ... including therapy