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 ... @priti899 #Hypokalemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation ... Algorithm Before ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... #diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... - CHAMPS Mnemonic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome ... nephrotic/nephritic syndromes ... hematuria (RBC casts ... #Comparison #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 โ€ข Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 โ€ข Hyperthecosis
 โ€ข Tumor
Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm ADRENAL ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 โ€ข Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes #algorithm
Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ... , caused by the ... differentiating between the diagnosis ... Nikolskys #Sign #TEN #Dermatology
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Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Present (Uosm โ‰ฅ100): Hypovolemia ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology