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Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Impaired forward flow ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... nephropathy • Secondary ... NephroP #AKI #causes
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... syndrome #Diffuse
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... High Al, High R - Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #causes ... #low #potassium
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... progesterone challenge, Low ... FSH, Low estrogen ... #Causes #OBGyn
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Anatomic: • Bowel ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... by age 16 with secondary ... age 14 without secondary ... Etiology - High FSH, Low ... #Causes #OBGyn
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... • Small Bowel ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... after starvation, Acute ... intake, Small bowel ... states, Primary or secondary ... #magnesium #low
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... An acute rise or ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... Jcortesizaguirr #Secondary