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Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... , Osteoblastic mets ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hyperthyroid, Bony Mets ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Bronchial carcinoid, Mets ... Primary lung, Mets ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... hospitalizations • Two meta ... endpoint of all-cause
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Talipes Equinovarus, Meta ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Aldosteronoma — Spironolactone Bodies 

1. Spironolactone is often used to treat hypertension caused by hyperaldosteronism, and
treat hypertension caused ... bodies (Duan & Mete
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Berlin Criteria met ... without other cause
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
treatment #diagnosis #causes ... systematic review and meta-analysis ... systematic review and meta-analysis ... systematic review and meta-analysis
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Biostatistics Summary Meta-Analysis ... Proves cause-effect ... Case Control ( ... prove causation Case ... but not on the causal