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Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... Differential #Algorithm #Drugs ... #Malignancy #Exogenous ... #Hypoglycemic #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis and ... Evaluation of Hyponatremia ... renal disease), drug ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA ... ) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... likely it will be clinically ... associated with a +ANA ... Non-Rheumatic Diseases: Malignancy
AAA Endoleak on POCUS
Elderly pt, Hx AAA repair presents w/ back pain. A&O and HDS
PoCUS shows
AAA Endoleak on ... Elderly pt, Hx AAA ... shows >9cm AAA ... outcome UB EM ... #clinical #aorta
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on ... Large AAA with leak ... sometimes - MCW EM ... #POCUS #clinical ... abdominal #aneurysm #aorta
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Workup: - ANA ... cutaneous-DIL • Evolution ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Workup: - ANA
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... findings (ANA, ... extremities Drug ... Serositis Labs: • ANA ... antibodies • (-) ANA
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
alveolar ducts and ... association with CTD, drugs ... , malignancy and ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... • CTD workup: ANA
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Approach (when evaluation ... An acute rise or ... Malignant or accelerated ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Coarctation of aorta
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
of macrophages and ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... characteristic features Clinical ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Acid-fast staining, NAA