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Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Skin Lesion - Differential ... /uremia TSH & T4 ... : • Hypothyroidism ... • Hyperthyroidism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... /uremia TSH & T4 ... : • Hypothyroidism ... • Hyperthyroidism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Gynecomastia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Testicular Mass on Ultrasound
 • Adrenal Neoplasm
 • Increased Extraglomerular Aromatase
Gynecomastia - Differential ... Tumor Increased T4 ... Decreased TSH • Hyperthyroidism ... Tumor Normal T4 ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism ... T3 • ↑ Free T4 ... Glucocorticoids: Reduce T4 ... #causes #diagnosis ... #differential #
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism ... TSH, Low normal T4 ... Low TSH, normal T4 ... Low TSH, high T4 ... normal TSH, high T4
Approach to the Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Secondary Hyperthyroidism (↑↔TSH,
- Differential ... ↑Total T3/Free T4 ... ↔Total T3/Free T4 ... ↑Total T3/Free T4 ... #Differential #
Laboratory Evaluation of Patients for Thyroid Disease 
Hyperthyroidism:
 • Graves disease - TSH low; free T4
Thyroid Disease Hyperthyroidism ... high; in some cases ... iodine uptake Hypothyroidism ... • Infantile hypothyroidism ... #hyperthyroid #differential
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... /Hyperthyroidism ... #Orthopnea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Algorithm for the diagnostic workup of hyperthyroidism. (T3 = triiodothyronine; T4 = thyroxine; TSH = thyroid-stimulating
diagnostic workup of hyperthyroidism ... triiodothyronine; T4 ... #hyperthyroidism
Thyroid Function Pathway 

Hypothyroidism is a very common condition! Here's a repost of the pathway that
Function Pathway Hypothyroidism ... is deficient in hypothyroidism ... that though it is HYPOthyroidism ... TSH and a low T4 ... is because if T4