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Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drug-induced • High ... Sarcoidosis • Hypercalcemia ... #endocrinology ... #causes
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Illnesses and ... Heat Stroke - Differential ... High body temperatures ... #heat #illness ... diagnosis #causes
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... hyponatremia, hyperkalemia ... insufficiency likely: • High ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... #endocrinology
Causes of Hypocalcemia by Clinical Cause

Acute illness: pancreatitis, tumor lysis, severe illness - Secondary hyperparathyroidism from
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... Acute illness ... lysis, severe illness ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... occurs secondary ... Differential Diagnosis ... or refractory cases ... #Endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... or papilledema, heart ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Hyperthyroidism, Hypercalcemia ... Cushing's syndrome, Acromegaly
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Weight loss • Heat ... thyroiditis Secondary ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... #diagnosis #differential ... #endocrinology