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Hypocalcemia Laboratory Evaluation

Serum levels of PTH, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate between
Evaluation Serum levels ... dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate ... Hypocalcemia #Laboratory #Levels ... Endocrinology #Differential
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
6-8AM Cortisol Level ... morning cortisol levels ... - Levels > 15 ... - Intermediate levels ... Step 3) Differentiate
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Syndromes and Mimics - Differential ... Low Complement Levels ... Normal Complement Levels ... other hemorrhagic fevers ... Syndromes #Mimics #Differential
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... Relevant drug levels ... Carboxyhemoglobin level ... Substantially reduced level
Effect of Selected Diseases on Complement Levels - C3, C4
 • SLE C3 ↓ C4 ↓↓
on Complement Levels ... #Complement #Levels ... #C3 #C4 #differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Check a level. ... ramping up EPO levels ... mutations, EPO levels ... #Polycythemia #Differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Pain reported at level ... loss: Sensory level ... (1-5 levels below ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
Virilization - Differential ... Cycles and Androgen Levels ... #Virilization #Differential
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... • Intact PTH Level ... • Intact PTH Level ... #Hypocalcemia #Differential
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
prolonged bleeding Levels ... has the lowest levels ... Platelet levels ... VWF antigen level ... VWF:RCo/VWF:Ag (differentiate