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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Anxiety Other • Medications ... Alcohol, Opioids ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders ... - Comparison Table ... Starvation Ketosis • Alcoholic ... #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... - Differential ... family history - Medications ... for HIV, HCV - Alcohol ... #Differential #
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... amphetamines, alcohol ... - Medications ... Neuromuscular disorders ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
duration), Several medications ... for alternative causes ... HEV, EBV, CMV), Alcohol-related ... Hepatic vascular disorder ... hepatitis #DILI #DrugInduced
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketosis Disorders ... Treat concomitant alcohol ... Glucosuria causes ... #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... Use Disorder ... abdominal pain, nausea ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Screening #Addiction #Medications
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... intoxication - Alcohol ... tacrolimus) Endocrine disorders ... #diagnosis #differential ... #medications #drugs
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Effects of Systemic Medications ... anticholinergics etc) • Alcohol ... • Systemic disorder ... ophthalmology #causes
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... of Opioid Use Disorder ... Buprenorphine - Comparison ... interested in medication ... #Pain #Management