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Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Nausea, Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... always exclude: CKD
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... : • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... Demyelinating disease ... and <25% culture positive
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... Activation: Liver disease ... , Kidney Disease ... (CKD) - Metabolism ... endocrinology #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
basal ganglia, CNS ... Skin lesions • Positive ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Positive family ... - CKD, AKI, Glomerulonephritis ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... Scleromyxedema (CNS ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Muscular: normal CK ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... (CAS): - Due ... dehydrogenase • Positive ... younger pts) Differential ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Chronic pulmonary diseases ... significantly positive ... coronary heart disease ... Worse outcomes in CKD ... Acute Coronary Syndrome
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
/aggregate) of CD4 ... nervous system (CNS ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Diagnosis #Management