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Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
Causes of Hyperferritinemia ... - Differential ... is the storage form ... saturation to differentiate ... Hyperferritinemia #Differential
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... responses to all forms ... CriticalCare #Shock #Differential ... #Causes #Types
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... association in form ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
thought to be a form ... Haverhill fever caused ... perstans • A form ... diutinum • A rare form ... comparison #table #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... Diagnosis: Causes ... L-lactate (common form ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
Granulomas can form ... What doesn't HIV cause ... splenomegaly, cytopenias, nausea ... consumption- number one cause ... Mnemonic #Diagnosis #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
diseases (often form ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Causes of Metabolic ... Alkalosis: Differential ... tumors • Some forms ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... the most common causes ... This is a rare cause ... form from bone marrow ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... wound and other forms ... • Intrinsic Causes ... syndromes #lesions #differential