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Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Breast Discharge ... - Differential ... Failure • Stress (e.g ... #Discharge #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Hypercalcemias (e.g ... Breast, Kidney, ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... - Treat hypernatremia ... If Wernicke's encephalopathy ... consider empiric treatment ... for hepatic encephalopathy
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Dysplasias • (e.g ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... #ShortStature #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... Acute - Venous (least ... inflammation (e.g ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments ... Ischemia #Schema #Differential
Algorithmic Approach to Hypothyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Management Framework

Central Hypothyroidism (Secondary or tertiary) ↓TSH, ↓FT4
Hypothyroidism - Differential ... no CVD: 1.6 μg/kg ... ↓FT3/↓FT4 • Treat ... Hypothyroidism #Differential ... Diagnosis #algorithm #endocrinology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... • Start by calculating ... patient weight (eg ... Hypernatremia #Differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... blood • Hypoxic encephalopathy ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... • Seizures: Treat
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... may not occur Differential ... more intensive treatment ... PVC #diagnosis #differential