Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis hypocalcemia anemia endocrinology hematology lung management nephrology pulmonary bilateral blines cirrhosis clinical color consolidation coronavirus covid19 cxr cystic dcld
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... Pregnancy, Lactation, Low
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malabsorption, Vit D deficiency ... Inappropriately Normal ... , infiltrative disease ... #causes
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
- Differential ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... Hyperphosphatemia, Low ... Hypophosphatemia: Vitamin D Deficiency ... #Causes #algorithm
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management PTH Independent (↑ PTH) • LOW VIT D -
Independent (↑ PTH) • LOW ... , Kidney Disease ... (phenytoin) • NORMAL ... endocrinology #differential ... #algorithm
Diffuse consolidation The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure. This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... pulmonary blood flow ... may still have a normal ... chronic heart disease
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Elevated PTH (High or normal): • Primary Hyperparathyroidism • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Low
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Elevated PTH (High or normal ... Hypercalcemia Low ... Granulomatous Disease ... #causes #endocrinology
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... restricted diet/deficiency ... fatigue despite disease ... /other causes •
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV) Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic" • Iron deficiency
Approach - MCV) Low ... some patients) Normal ... chronic kidney disease ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... according to Blue Protocol ... Differential Bilat ... interstitial lung disease ... , interstitial diffuse
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 Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... staining): • Low ... involvement: Anti-GBM Disease ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
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