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Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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Causes of Nausea ... and Vomiting - Differential ... Chemoreceptor Trigger ... - Viral • Metabolic ... #vomiting #emesis
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... • B12/Folate Deficiency ... Disorder • RBC Metabolism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
and decreased metabolism ... Reye syndrome (Peds ... Primary carnitine deficiency ... #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Causes of Polyneuropathy ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm • Metabolic ... Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency ... • Toxic: EtOH, Meds
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
folate that can cause ... aspects of folate metabolism ... addition, folate metabolism ... #FolicAcid #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... - Differential ... malrotation Endocrine/Metabolic ... Psychogenic #Emesis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... : Acid maltase deficiency ... Malnutrition, Metabolic ... #differential #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... free fatty acid metabolism ... = nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... - Protein S deficiency ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
from hormonal and metabolic ... Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin deficiency ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology