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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Findings Causes ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Disease process primarily ... nephropathy • Secondary ... NephroP #AKI #causes
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
wave inversion syndrome ... Secondary T wave ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Syndrome • ... Deficiency • Primary ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Deficiency - Secondary ... Increased Estrogen (e.g
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... by age 16 with secondary ... age 14 without secondary ... Hypothyroidism #Primary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Causes of Hypertension ... Causes (5%) - Onset ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Secondary ... inflammatory disorders (e.g ... Post-splenectomy Primary ... Myelodysplastic syndrome
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Osteodystrophy - Secondary ... Phosphate Deficiency Primary ... Malignancy • Drugs (e.g ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary Primary ... Causes of Secondary ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... Give 250 mcg of ... Insufficiency #Primary
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... of primary mitral ... mitral valve - Secondary ... #Primary #Functional ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology