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Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... planopilaris Pattern ... • Hyperthyroidism ... Secondary to Skin Disease
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
• Low TSH, Low normal ... • Low TSH, normal ... : Work-up similar ... ophthalmopathy → Graves' Disease ... #algorithm #diagnosis
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Diagnosis and Workup ... NORMAL PLASMA OSMOLALITY ... • renal volume loss ... • SIADH • hypothyroidism ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Diffuse Hair Loss ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... planopilaris Pattern ... Endocrine • Hypothyroidism ... • Hyperthyroidism
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Capitis - Skin Disease ... Traction alopecia Diffuse ... Hair Loss Pattern ... pattern hair loss ... • Endocrine: Hypothyroidism
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mislabelled - Repeatedly normal ... taken at home, work ... hypertension) • Hypothyroidism ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... nasal, hearing loss ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... • IF staining patterns
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Lung Disease (DCLD ... smooth cysts with normal ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... #Cystic #Lung #Disease
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
nail base, with loss ... of the normal ... drug reactions, hyperthyroidism ... Spots in the pattern ... #Abnormal #Pathology
Causes of Female Infertility - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Uterus - HSG or SHG or hysteroscopy:
 • Fibroids/polyps
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pelvic inflammatory disease ... Congenital Anomalies Normal ... Hypothalamic: • Weight loss ... Hypopituitarism: • Hypothyroidism