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Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketone bodies are a normal ... ketoacidosis (DKA) - caused ... Glucosuria causes ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Bacterial overgrowth Normal ... Laxative abuse Normal ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... excrete water normally ... approach to the differential ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... with Normal Mean ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Normocytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... sx overlap with normal ... Management during ... Management during
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Causes of Chronic ... Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Congenital Anomaly - Normal ... Chronic #Cough #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Presentation: • Mimics normal ... , selenium) Differential ... other high-output causes ... Rule out other causes ... recognition and management
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... amoxicillin) Oral ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... Anomalies - Differential ... of previously normal ... Anomalies #Anomaly #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Female and Male Infertility - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Causes of Female Infertility:
 • Uterus -
Causes of Female ... Infertility - Differential ... laparoscopy • Normal ... Sperm Motility - Abnormal ... #Infertility #Differential