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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Blood Glucose: • Diabetes ... • Hyperthyroidism ... • Leukemia • Polycythemia ... #secondary #systemic ... #generalized #dermatology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Pruritus - No Primary ... Blood Glucose: • Diabetes ... • Leukemia • Polycythemia ... #Pruritus #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
high T4 +/- T3 → Primary ... Hyperthyroidism ... T3 → Central (secondary ... ) Hyperthyroidism ... algorithm #diagnosis #endocrinology
Primary Hyperthyroidism - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Note: Although rare, gestational diseases can lead to thyrotoxicosis due
Primary Hyperthyroidism ... Secondary hyperthyroidism ... Pretibial myxedema #Primary ... #Hyperthyroidism ... #endocrinology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
EPO-independent (primary ... EPO-dependent (secondary ... up EPO levels Primary ... Look it up Secondary ... bodies Note about secondary
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Differential Diagnosis Secondary ... Post-splenectomy Primary ... thrombocythemia (ET) • Polycythemia ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology ... #secondary
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
• Drugs • Diabetes ... • Hypothyroidism ... Deficiency • Primary ... Deficiency - Secondary ... Causes • Diabetes
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
Primary and secondary ... eosinophilia Primary ... testicles - Secondary ... hypothyroidism ... visual symptoms - Diabetes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
Primary and Secondary ... Osteoporosis Primary ... osteoporosis Secondary ... syndrome) - hyperthyroidism ... hyperprolactinemia - diabetes
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Diagnosis Algorithm Primary ... of nucleotides Primary ... • Starvation Secondary ... Hyperparathyroidism • Diabetic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology