Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 ... Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome ... Algorithm #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Extra-renal Losses: • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... SAME, Cushing Syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrom ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis Infectious: • Respiratory viruses (25-45%) • Group A Strep (5-15%) • Other bacteria:
: Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Diffuse viral syndromes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis. Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... Causes: Calcific ... Rotator #Cuff #Syndrome ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign caused ... Elevating the arms causes ... superior vena cava syndrome ... neck #mass #SVC #Syndrome
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 Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ADRENAL EXCESS Ovarian • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome • Hyperthecosis • Tumor Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ... • Cushing's Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes
Etiology of Splenic Infarction: • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy • Embolic disease: Atrial
Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Wandering spleen syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Causes of Hyperpyrexia (Temp > 106.7° F) - Differential Diagnosis • Heat Stroke • Drug-induced: Amphetamines,
Causes of Hyperpyrexia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #high #
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 ... ↓ Aldosterone: Syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrome ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed Upper: • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes #algorithm
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