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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Patient ... gain Symptoms Not ... sick role; not accepting ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
are caused by disorders ... It is not one specific ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Types #Subtypes ... #Classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... #Classification ... #pathophysiology
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... #Classification ... #Pathophysiology ... #Allergy #Diagnosis ... #Reactions #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... 1 and 2, but not ... type 4) - Salt ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
- Overview and Pathophysiology ... is why LR does not ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #classification
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiovascular ... Infarction • Stable ... chest pain often not ... • Somatoform Disorder
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... and classification ... transplantation are not ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders ... #oncology #diagnosis
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Enduring ... The pattern is stable ... The pattern is not
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Pathophysiology: ... Classification: ... HRS-AKI (formerly Type ... HRS-Non-AKI (formerly Type ... response does not