Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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True Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm

Instead (or in addition) of volume status examination, check urine sodium and serum
True Hyponatremia ... Differential Algorithm ... - Urine sodium low ... and uric acid low ... #Differential #
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... of hypotonic hyponatremia ... can be high or low ... Primary polydipsia), Low ... #differential #
Algorithm for the diagnosis of hyponatremia.

If you start with the osmolalities, urinary sodium etc first and
the diagnosis of hyponatremia ... #Diagnosis #Hyponatremia ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Osmolality #management
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 โ€ข Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 โ€ข Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Normal Acid-Base: Low ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #potassium #low
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... - Differential ... Pseudotumor Cerebri, Low ... uw_IMresidency #Headache #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 โ€ข Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 โ€ข Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Hypercalcemia Low ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 โ€ข Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 โ€ข Hyperthecosis
 โ€ข Tumor
Adrenal
Virilization - Differential ... Syndrome Tumor Low ... #Virilization #Differential ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... Hypocomplementemia #Low ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential
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 ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... potassium #nephrology #low
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... levels: realllly low ... about secondary causes ... #Polycythemia #Differential