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Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... discomfort Cardiac Causes ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... - High Output State ... Arrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... MRI to dx and stage ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Causes of Prolonged ... Metabolic Causes ... — post-ictal state ... Anesthesiology #Causes ... #Differential
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
which produce a state ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Medications #Drugs #Causes
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... Sickle Cell • End-stage ... Diagnosis #DM2 #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 ... Stage 2 hypertension ... Stage 3 hypertension ... #Differential #
Causes of Hyperuricemia
Increased production
 • Solid-organ transplant
 • Tumor lysis syndrome
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Lesch Nyhan
Causes of Hyperuricemia ... disease (CKD) stages ... Hyperuricemia #Causes ... UricAcid #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Falsely Low Oxygen Saturation - Discordant SpO2 & PaO2 
 • Motion
 • Low
Causes of Falsely ... Low perfusion state ... PaO2 #diagnosis #differential
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... Post-operative state ... are the leading cause ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... the eye can be caused ... Common Causes: ... rare: • End stage ... Conjunctivitis #ocular #differential