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Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
 •
• See Imaging Section ... Work and Imaging Sections ... #ALOC #Workup #diagnosis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Summary
 - Diagnosis
 - Clinical Workflow
 - PPIs
 - Treatment
 - Acid
GERD) Summary - Diagnosis ... Treatment - Acid Secretion ... Medication Mechanism of Action ... gastroenterology #diagnosis
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
tumors and ectopic secretion ... Excess Insulin Secretion ... damage • decr eiection ... Overproduction #diagnosis
Fluid and Water Secretion and Absorption in the GI Tract

#Fluid #water #Secretion #Absorption #reabsorption #GITract #diagnosis
Fluid and Water Secretion ... #Fluid #water #Secretion ... reabsorption #GITract #diagnosis
Water Deprivation Test - Differential Diagnosis of Diabetes Insipidus (DI)
Concept of WDT: endogenous vasopressin secretion is
- Differential Diagnosis ... endogenous vasopressin secretion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ileostomy - NGT suction ... related to renin secretion ... gradient and fluid secretion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) 
Type 1 - Failure of secretion
Type 2 - Bicarbonate wasting
Type 4 -
1 - Failure of secretion ... classification #nephrology #diagnosis
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
much easier to diagnosis ... impaired NH4+ secretion ... Type1 #Distal #Diagnosis
Necrotizing Fasciitis - Three cut-sections of the anterior chest wall skin, fat, fascia, pectoralis muscles, and
Fasciitis - Three cut-sections ... #Diagnosis #Necrotizing
Pitting vs Non-Pitting Edema: Differential Diagnosis
For pitting edema: there's generally an issue with :
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: Differential Diagnosis ... increased protein secretion ... #Differential #Diagnosis