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Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... properties by Target Receptor ... : - Vasopressin ... - Dopamine, high ... Effect #Management #Comparison
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... compartment - b2-receptor ... - Insulin (high ... - Anti-EGF receptors ... #Medications #differential
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Resistance (Normal or High ... Renin, Normal or High ... - Aldosterone receptor ... Hypoaldosteronism #Differential ... #Aldosterone #Comparison
Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High/Normal Radioiodine Uptake
 - Autoimmune Thyroid Disease:
    • Grave's
Hyperthyroidism - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm High ... Positive anti-TSH Receptor ... Excessive Thyroid Drug ... #HighThyroid #Differential
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Chronic Infection) High ... Deficiency • Drugs ... Classification #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... implications : TTP has high ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... phlebotomy High ... reactions Common Drugs ... Beta adrenergic receptor ... causes #potassium #high
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
aggregation to high-dose ... 1 or Type 3) — differentiate ... flow for Gplb receptor ... Platelet #disorders #hematology ... #hemepath #differential
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
HIV viral load Drug-induced ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
GP Ib/IX/V [vWF receptor ... IIIa [fibrinogen receptor ... Platelet #Defects #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology