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Causes of Priapism
Many disease states have been associated with priapism, including hematologic disorders, malignancy, neurologic disorders,
Causes of Priapism ... hematologic disorders, malignancy ... Urology #Priapism #Causes ... #Differential # ... Table
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... secretion (SIADH) - Malignancy ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential ... polyangiitis) - Malignancy ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... : Heat stroke, Malignant ... hyperthermia, Neuroleptic malignant ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology #table
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
• Neuroleptic Malignant ... Parkinson’s Tx) • Malignant ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... Toxidromes #comparison #table ... #diagnosis #differential
Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
effects on the malignancy ... probability of malignancy ... [8](Table). ... #Probability #Malginancy
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... • Burns Non malignant ... Non-hematologic malignancy ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Hydronephrosis • Malignant ... Stricture • Malignancy ... Hematuria: • Malignancy ... #Hematuria #Differential
Serotonin Syndrome Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Malignant hyperthermia  #Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome
Serotonin Syndrome Differential ... syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant ... syndrome, Malignant ... MalignantHyperthermia #Comparison #Table ... #Differential #
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
- Differential ... Malignancy - 24% ... Hematologic Malignancy ... saturation to differentiate ... Hyperferritinemia #Differential