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Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
production and ... although hepatic causes ... namely, the many causes ... #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Causes of hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Increased losses: enhanced urinary phosphate excretion
 • Decreased input:
Causes of hypophosphatemia ... - Differential ... Enhanced endogenous production ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #endocrinology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... Increased Cell Production ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Breast Discharge - Differential ... Lesion Autonomous Production ... Breast #Discharge #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology ... #Causes
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... Primary - Over-production ... Hyperuricemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Ovulation Explained

Around Day 14, estrogen exerts sudden +++ positive feedback
-> surge in LH production ... and release LH causes ... Increased fluid production ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #Ovulation #endocrinology
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
fractures in elderly Causes ... Fractures #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #pathophysiology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... Local production ... #Infectious #Causes ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
out of cells may cause ... resolves due to ATP production ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Excessive unregulated production ... ketoacidosis (DKA) - caused ... Glucosuria causes ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology