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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential #
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Chronic: ASCVD, ... Vasculitides 5% (PAN ... inflammation (e.g ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Schema #Differential
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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(Ischemia) - ... Septic Embolism (e.g ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... Mycotic Aneurysm (e.g ... Marfan's Syndrome
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... repolarization Myocardial ischemia ... wave inversion syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint ... inflammatory bowel disease ... • infection (e.g ... colitis) • bowel ischemia ... #Diagnosis #radiology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... • Cushing's Disease ... Disease • GI ... (e.g. ... Chronic UTI) •
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... ischemia • GI ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #Differential #
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... (e.g., Diabetic ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Constipation - Differential ... Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic ... , Anal pain (e.g ... . fissure), Chronic ... #Constipation #Differential
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... • Reactive (e.g ... Enteropathic (e.g ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Enteropathic (e.g