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Central vs Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus - Desmopressin Challenge
Give desmopressin (intranasal, SQ, IV) and monitor UOsm every
2 hours • No Rise ... • Small < 45% rise ... Partial 15-50% rise ... Partial CDI • Rise
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... high in polished rice ... Legumes, Pork, Brown rice ... White/polished rice ... Manifestations #Differential
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
 •
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential ... , BG can still rise ... by 25+ Differential ... Hypoglycemia #Workup #Differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Dissociation EVERY 1 F RISE ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
Acute rise/lability ... Hypertension #causes #differential
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

Kussmaul sign is a paradoxical rise in jugular venous pressure (JVP) on
a paradoxical rise
Hepatorenal Syndrome Diagnosis
 • ↑ in serum Cr of ≥ 0.3mg/dL above baseline
HRS —Two fold rise ... - Type 2 HRS — Rise
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
(drusen) from RPE ... Bruch's membrane and RPE ... -> Ischemia of RPE ... geographic atrophy of RPE
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
 •
ECG and rate of rise ... prevent further rise
Drugs affecting the cardiac action potential. The sharp rise in voltage ("0") corresponds to the influx
The sharp rise in