Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 β€’ Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... , Milk Alkali Syndrome ... , Viral Syndromes ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... Algorithm #Workup #nephrology
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Hyperferritinemia Pearl: Diseases ... Still's disease ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Raynaud's Phenomenon on Physical Exam

#Raynauds #Syndrome #disease #phenomenon #clinical #video #physicalexam #fingers #hands #rheumatology
#Raynauds #Syndrome ... #disease #phenomenon ... fingers #hands #rheumatology
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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 β€’ Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 β€’ Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... SAME, Cushing Syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrom ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... potassium #low #nephrology
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
underlying systemic disease ... β€’ Green Nail Syndrome ... β€’ Yellow Nail Syndrome ... fingernail #pathology #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 β€’ Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... thromboembolic disease ... vasculitis β€’ Hematologic ... criteria for 1) hematologic ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 β€’ Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 β€’ Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Syphilis, Lyme disease ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Fabry's disease ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Chain deposition disease ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... #pathology #diseases
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 β€’ Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 β€’ Group A Strep (5-15%)
 β€’ Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential ... Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Diffuse viral syndromes ... disorders: Kawasaki disease ... #Pharyngitis #Differential