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Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Toxin (organic solvents, mercury, lead)
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Causes of Recurrent ... • Smoking • Alcohol ... Drugs • Ionizing radiation ... #Spontaneous #Abortion ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal losses, Alcoholism ... , autoimmune), irradiation ... chelates Ca2+) Emory IM ... #causes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... PA - impaired absorption ... , intestinal), alcohol ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... , can consider IM
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... exclude other causes ... Multiorgan failure or shock ... prednisolone #Alcoholic
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment