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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Immobilization, Drugs ... disease, Viral Syndromes ... #Workup #nephrology
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
Medications associated ... neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... NeurolepticMalignant #Syndrome ... #Medications #Drugs
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... , Recreational drugs ... #Causes #neurology
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
  -
Drugs associated ... renal Fanconi syndrome ... hypomagnesemia #Medications ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Extra-renal Losses: • Normal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... potassium #low #nephrology
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis ... - Metabolism: Drugs ... (phenytoin) • NORMAL ... Transfusions - Medications ... endocrinology #differential
DRESS-associated drugs

DRESS syndrome can be life threatening and it has a documented mortality rate of about
DRESS-associated drugs ... All kinds of drugs ... #DrugInduced #Medications ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
Virilization - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Medications ... Idiopathic Hirsutism - Normal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... , PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Membrane Defects, Drugs ... Blood Smear ↑ abnormal