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Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... metabolic demand causes ... glucose stores in liver ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... Diagnosis #insulinoma #endocrinology
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Clinical History ... : - Fever, weight ... Infections: Syphilis ... #Differential # ... Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... #causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... brain injury • Infectious ... #neurology
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Tuberculosis • Fungal Infections ... Genetic: Williams syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #endocrinology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS ... #neurology #noninflammatory ... #differential #
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential ... • Exercise • Fever ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... HSP • Post-infectious ... #Differential #
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Shift Work) Sleep ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Parkinson's, MS)
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Infection ... entrapment • Infections ... pain/swelling - Fever ... lower #extremity #msk