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Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
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Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Elevated PTH (High or normal ... renal, Bladder, Breast ... #causes #endocrinology
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... in adults - Breast ... #Orthopedics #Causes ... #Oncology #Radiology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Infiltration: Often breast ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... Areas of diagnostic ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Mammogram Basics

A diagnostic mammogram is obtained when a patient has symptoms, usually a mass. The mass
views of each breast ... are obtained, one ... looking at the breast ... Normal breasts are ... #Radiology #clinical
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... on the skin • Areas ... Decreased vasomotor tone ... - Core temp normal ... #diagnosis #causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... sx overlap with normal ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... the primary cause ... There is no “one ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... the primary cause ... There is no “one ... #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
loss of muscle, bone ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... deficiencies • Renal, liver ... pathophysiology #differential