Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 โ€ข Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 โ€ข Hyperthecosis
 โ€ข Tumor
Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tumor Low Serum ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 โ€ข Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Diagnosis: โ€ข ... CBC โ€ข Confirm: Flow ... โ€ข Richterโ€™s Syndrome ... leukemia โ€ข Sezary syndrome ... workup #oncology #hematology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 โ€ข Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 โ€ข Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Normal Acid-Base: Low ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes ... #potassium #low
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 โ€ข Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 โ€ข Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypercalcemia Low ... Lymphoma: NHL, CML ... #Algorithm #causes ... #endocrinology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Hypocomplementemia #Low ... CHAMPS #Mnemonic #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Glaucoma, Giant cell ... Pseudotumor Cerebri, Low ... #Causes #algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... consumption โ€ข Low ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... potassium #nephrology #low
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 โ€ข Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 โ€ข Embolic disease: Atrial
Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Hemoglobinopathy: Sickle cell ... Wandering spleen syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 โ€ข Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ... LAC) โ€ข Sjogren Syndrome ... RNA Polymerase Ill ... #diagnosis #associations
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... levels: realllly low ... about secondary causes ... Algorithm #workup #hematology