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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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Hypercalcemia - EKG ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... Hypercalcemia #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Differential #
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Sympathomimetic syndrome ... #Causes #Anesthesiology
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis
Chloride depletion syndromes
 • Gastrointestinal losses
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Chloride depletion syndromes ... Chloruretic drugs (eg ... - Bartter syndrome ... - Gitelman syndrome ... • Liddle syndrome
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
hyperbilirubinemia, Gilbert syndrome ... Crigler-Najjar syndrome ... Hereditary Cholestatic Syndromes ... Dubin-Johnson syndrome ... , Rotor syndrome
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
21 • Noonan Syndrome ... • Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Russell-Silver Syndrome ... • Turner Syndrome ... endocrinology #causes
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Drugs (antibiotics e.g ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table
Causes of Developmental Delay - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Isolated Domain Delay - Reduced Respiratory Drive:
 • Cognitive
Causes of Developmental ... Developmental Delay: • Syndromic ... Teratogenic Disorder (e.g ... Landau-Kleffner Syndrome ... • Mechanical (e.g