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Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... drugs • ACE ... • Alcohol #gout ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Syndrome • Acute Respiratory ... Hypokalemia • Hypomagnesemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Onset between age ... taken at home, work ... age < 20 or > 50 ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... #causes #Differential
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
aldosterone - Low in cases ... autoantibodies are ... ACTH and cortisol are ... diagnosis #testing #endocrinology ... #workup
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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Age Distribution ... #Hypertension #Causes ... #Secondary #diagnosis ... #differential # ... #peds
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly occurs secondary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... or refractory cases ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... anemia DDX: Rule Out ... Secondary Causes ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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upper and lower respiratory ... tract, and often causes ... Takayasu: - Age ... temporal artery - Age ... Vessels: Supply gut
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal ... Takayasu: • Age ... temporal artery • Age ... upper and lower respiratory ... tract, and often causes