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Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Bipolar ... Depressive Disorder • Persistent ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Persistent ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Major ... nearly everyday Persistent ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... ml/min/1.73 m2) persistent ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... artery near ear • Persistent ... Eustachian Tube Dysfunction ... #Algorithm #Causes
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... formulations • If persistent ... • 2/3 endorse persistent ... /other causes • ... #diagnosis #management
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... hemolytic anemia - Persistent ... Diastolic dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Artery Disease • Stable ... #Algorithm #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Mild persistent ... #differential #diagnosis