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Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
1 - Bilateral LAD ... 2 - Bilateral LAD ... involvement without LAD ... include hilar LAD ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism: Odds Ratios for the ECG Components for the Risk of Hemodynamic Collapse or Death

Findings
Pulmonary Embolism ... Findings From 12‐lead ... Circulatory Shock From Pulmonary ... EKG #Findings #Pulmonary ... S1Q3T3 #Predictive #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... Hyperreflexia • Lead ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... exertion • Neurologic ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... Symptoms #Signs #Pulmonary
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Medications that lead ... Kidney #renal #diagnosis ... #laboratory #nephrology
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Exogenous solute load ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... brainstem may lead ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... Increased potassium load ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Phosphate Load ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... iatrogenic K+ load ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis