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Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... Ulnar Nerve Palsy ... This tests for ... grip weakness caused ... palsy, testing the
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... of renal disease ... • Renovascular disease ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... structural heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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EKG Findings Causes ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... Granulomatous disease ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
smear, HIV/HCV testing ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... bypass), LFT (liver disease
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... present on repeat testing ... including overnight testing ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... Minimal change disease
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... Goodpasture's Disease ... testing: anti-ANCA ... , biopsy By Tess
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Causes of Diffuse ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Causes
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome ... Kawasaki Disease ... CDC Case Definition ... other reasons for disease ... Positive COVID testin
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Connective tissue diseases ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... dyskinesia • Young syndrome