Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 โ€ข Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 โ€ข Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Losses: โ€ข Normal Acid-Base ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 โ€ข Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 โ€ข Hyperthecosis
 โ€ข Tumor
Adrenal
Virilization - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obesity โ€ข Liver Disease ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... Chain deposition disease ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D D-lactate (short ... bowel syndrome, ... restrictive lung disease ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 โ€ข Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 โ€ข Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Elevated bile acids ... necrosis HELLP Syndrome ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... As with many disease
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Existing case reports ... The syndrome of ... The cause of this ... Differentials for ... Alternating #Bilateral #clinical
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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... exists Infectious Diseases ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential