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Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Hypoglycemia Workup ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Workup ... metabolic demand causes ... , 20 & 30 mins later
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Decreased Mg ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #Nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... abdominal CT, Bilateral ... - Overnight 1-mg ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #Screening #Workup
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
Evaluation 1) Clinical clues ... urine Ca++ (<100 mg ... Hypercalcemia #workup ... #differential # ... elevated #evaluation #workup
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
hard to find) - Bilateral ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines ... in case of Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... Differential Bilat ... Bilateral B-lines
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Hypertension - Differential ... taken at home, work ... unilateral and bilateral ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Familial renal Mg ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in Anaesthesia Causes ... . alteplase 10 mg ... i.v. then 90 mg ... patient in left lateral ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
is identified (video ... Workup for cause ... "just another case ... highest on my differential ... EtOH causes thiamine