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Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
- Differential Diagnosis ... Shift • Recovery ... • Refeeding Syndrome ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
proximal ulnar shaft ... ), compartment syndrome ... , ligamentous injury ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... alcohol-related liver disease ... ; T2DM, type 2 diabetes ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
3 Types of Cold ... Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold #
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
• Trauma/Crush injury ... Intracellular Shift ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... • Addison’s disease ... Failure • SLE • Type
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... presentations and disease ... liver or renal injury ... tests before beginning ... - Compartment syndrome
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
• Trauma/Crush injury ... Intracellular Shift ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... • Addison’s disease ... Failure • SLE • Type