286 results
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Syndrome • ... • Tangier Disease ... • Obstructive Liver ... Disease • ... Nephrotic Syndrome
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Lemierre's syndrome ... vasculitis to cause ... , Kikuchi disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Disease (Cirrhosis ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... • Hepatorenal Syndrom ... Complications #diagnosis #management
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... Primary Renal Disease ... Other Endocrine causes ... : Thyroid disease ... @kdjhaveri #Secondary
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... measuring urinary K level ... suggests either secondary ... Hyperaldosteronism • Secondary
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
significant portal HTN Signs ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... • Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... procoagulopathy or secondary ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Causes of Secondary ... , Crohn's disease ... Ulcerative Colitis • Liver ... @kdjhaveri #Secondary ... #Nephropathy #Causes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... or metastatic disease ... Causes of Secondary ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... and a cortisol level
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
leakage of RBC's secondary ... Thrombocytopenia: ITP • Secondary ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... deficiency • Liver ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome