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Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis
Chloride depletion syndromes
 • Gastrointestinal losses
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Chloride depletion syndromes ... • Liddle syndrome ... dehydrogenase type 2 inhibition ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... • Aromatase inhibitor ... #CarpalTunnel #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #MedianNerve
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Campylobacter Clinical ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... self-limited) • Antibiotics ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Hypovolemia • RAAS inhibitor ... • Calcineurin inhibitor ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
cases Drugs (antibiotics ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
- Differential Diagnosis ... avoid unnecessary antibiotics ... inappropriate antibiotic ... Angioedema • Sweet syndrome ... • Compartment syndrome
DRESS-associated drugs

DRESS syndrome can be life threatening and it has a documented mortality rate of about
drugs DRESS syndrome ... The syndrome is ... anticonvulsants and antibiotic ... #DRESS #Syndrome ... Medications #Causes #Diagnosis
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Shift: Refeeding Syndrome ... Tumor Genesis Syndrome ... Hyperparathyroidism, TKI, ALK inhibitor ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... : • Empiric antibiotics ... Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical