Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 โ€ข Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Workup of Hypercalcemia ... - Differential ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup ... #nephrology #PTH
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... what you mean by dizzy ... using the word dizzy ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
algorithm for the workup ... The diagnostic workup ... (FHH) was 0.80 ... and specificity was ... #Workup #Differential
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 โ€ข Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 โ€ข Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Granulomatous Disease ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Disorders - Blood Gas ... Steps for Blood Gas ... Differentials? ... restrictive lung disease ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 โ€ข Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 โ€ข Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Syphilis, Lyme disease ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Fabry's disease ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... about secondary causes ... youโ€™ll do a good workup ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
complications such as ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... but important causes ... exists Infectious Diseases ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases