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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... insufficiency • Low ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... High Al, High R - Secondary ... Syndrome, Congenital Adrenal ... Algorithm #nephrology #causes ... #low #potassium
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... hydronephrosis • renal ... Extra-abdominal: - Upper respiratory ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... osmotic diuresis, Potassium ... states, Primary or secondary ... #differential # ... nephrology #magnesium #low
Causes of Hypocalcemia by Clinical Cause

Acute illness: pancreatitis, tumor lysis, severe illness - Secondary hyperparathyroidism from
severe illness - Secondary ... Neck surgery - Low ... gland removal Renal ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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#Hypertension #Causes ... #Secondary #diagnosis ... #differential # ... age #pediatrics ... #peds
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Causes of Failure ... to Thrive - Differential ... • Chronic Respiratory ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 • Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Metabolic Causes ... superactivity, Secondary ... Syndrome type 1-4, Lowe ... Kidney #Stones #pediatrics ... #nephrology #differential