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Thyroid Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypothyroidism:
 • Hasimoto’s
 • Radioactive Iodine 
 • Hypopituitarism
 • Iodine
Thyroid Disorders ... Diagnosis Algorithm Hypothyroidism ... Subclinical Hyperthyroidism ... #Thyroid #Disorders ... #Hyperthyroid
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Hyperthyroidism ... Radioactive iodine ... affects diagnostic workup ... #Hyperthyroidism ... #Hyperthyroid #
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Focus • Mood Disorder ... • Anxiety Disorder ... Cocaine, Amphetamines ... • Hyperthyroidism ... endocrinology #causes
Laboratory Evaluation of Patients for Thyroid Disease 
Hyperthyroidism:
 • Graves disease - TSH low; free T4
Thyroid Disease Hyperthyroidism ... high; in some cases ... uptake Hypothyroidism ... disease course #hypothyroid ... #hyperthyroid #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... with electrolyte disorders ... Endocrinologic: Hypothyroidism ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis ... Statins, alcohol, cocaine ... • Metabolic Disorders ... ketoacidosis, hypothyroidism ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... Endocrine: Hypo/hyperthyroidism ... Neuromuscular disorders ... connective tissue disorder
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... taken at home, work ... Pills • Cocaine ... aldosteronism) • Hyperthyroidism ... hypertension) • Hypothyroidism
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
• Bradycardia caused ... NON-CARDIAC CAUSES ... Methamphetamines • Cocaine ... Vasovagal syndrome • Hyperthyroidism ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Mitochondrial disorders ... Hypophosphatemia, DKA/HHS, Hypothyroidism ... Alcohol, Opioids, Cocaine ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes