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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... , inflammatory markers ... syndrome: troponin
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Diagnosis and Management ... including: pituitary tumor ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... #Endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Insufficiency ... makes the gland ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Lysis Syndrome ... fever - ACS, AKI ... , acute limb ischemia ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... or chronic Clinical ... associated with AKI ... - chronic: • Marked ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Classification of Tumor ... Lysis Syndrome ... Calcium ≤ 7.0 mg/dL Clinical ... TLS: • AKI (defined ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
with: - Thymic tumors ... Respiratory insufficiency ... - Peek sign ... aspiration and acute ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... hypertension and signs ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
knees, shoulders Signs ... ↑ inflammatory marker ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... ideally limit for acute ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... and biologics (tumor ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... , renal insufficiency ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs