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Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... • Acute Myeloid ... Leukemia (AML) ... • Chronic Myeloid ... Hyperuricemia #Differential
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
amyloidosis (AL ... ) AL Protein: ... Protein • AL Amyloid ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... enlargement • MRI
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... (AML) - CD13, CD33 ... • Lymphoid (ALL ... CD3 Chronic • Myloid ... hematology #Markers #Differential
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... : Amyloidosis (AL ... Amyloid, Wild Type ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Diagnostic tests after AL ... marrow biopsy • Echocardiogram ... Confirm type of amyloid
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Significance (MGUS) - Differential ... Features: POEMS, AL ... amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia ... deposits: Ig-related amyloid ... Significance #MGUS #Differential
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
A - Amyloid - Amyloid ... fatigue, and oh yeah all ... Mnemonic #Diagnosis #Differential
Cardiac Arrest - H's and T's

HYPOVOLEMIA 
HYPOXEMIA 
HYPERKALEMIA 
HYPOKALEMIA 
H+ EXCESS
HYPOTHERMIA 

TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX 
TAMPONADE - CARDIAC
THROMBOSIS - MI ... TOXINS #ACLS ... #Differential #
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
MRI, iADL scale, ... ischemic stroke - Amyloid ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Embolism #POCUS #Echocardiogram