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Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
are at greatest risk ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Insufficiency #AI ... #differential # ... diagnosis #endocrinology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
epidemiological risk ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... epidemiologic risk ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... An acute rise or ... hypertension and no other risk
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Attempt if high risk ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... management #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
carries a variable risk ... blood count with differential ... and reducing the risk ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Diagnosis and Patterns ... of neoplastic, infectious ... Commonly work related ... Risk factors include ... pain below the knee
Differential Diagnosis and Workup for Male Gynecomastia:
Medications: spironolactone, ketoconazole, finasteride, alcohol, opiates, INH, steroids (testosterone, estrogen),
Differential Diagnosis ... cancer (increased risk ... mutation, Klinefelter syndrome ... estradiol) - Adrenal ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... Infection, Electrolyte
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
complication rate (i.e. infections ... bariatric surgery are risk ... operative CCY risk ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #differential