Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal Mg wasting syndromes ... - Gitelman syndrome ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Magnesium #Table #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
β€’ poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
β€’ Medication 
β€’ Hypomagnesemia 
β€’
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... β€’ Gitelman's syndrome ... β€’ Bartter's syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings β†’ Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. LΓΆfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Proposed Algorithm ... LΓΆfgren's syndrome ... of alternative causes ... #Sarcoidosis #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #Workup
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... osmolarity If cause ... β€’ Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Diagnosis and workup ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification
FALLS protocol - POCUS evaluation in shock

The FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound evaluation of patients with acute
FALLS protocol - POCUS ... FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound ... pericardium using ultrasound ... to Weil's shock classification ... Protocol #Shock #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 β€’ Renal parenchymal disease
disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... β€’ Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... #Screening #Workup
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
out nephrotic syndrome ... as a cause for ... Although nonhepatic causes ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Management Algorithm ... β€’ Secondary Causes ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... Targets #Management #algorithm ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification