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Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... , no extensive workup ... #EM #IM #Hypoglycemia ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Drugs #Malignancy
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
and Workup Step ... pseudohyponatremia • hyperglycemia ... • SIADH • hypothyroidism ... • adrenal insufficiency ... #Workup #Algorithm
Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Immersion
 • Non-lmmersion
Body Heat Loss:
 • Drugs/ Toxins
- Differential Diagnosis ... Heat Loss: • Drugs ... Generation • Hypothyroidism ... • Adrenal Insufficiency ... • Hypoglycemia
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Primary ... Uncontrolled • Drug ... taken at home, work ... #Algorithm #causes
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... and lower) • Psychiatric ... as an Adverse Drug ... • Cancer • Hyperthyroidism
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Syndrome, Chronic Renal ... Failure, Hypothyroidism ... Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #diagnosis #causes