Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... consumption • Low ... #differential #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary intestinal ... Chronic diarrhea / IBD ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... Classification #Causes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency Etiology: • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... disorders of small intestine ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... diarrhea related to IBD ... total body stores Evaluation
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
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... fatigue despite clinical ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... /other causes • ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical suspicion ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... insufficiency • Low
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.) Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the ... diagnostic evaluation ... The approach uses ... into one of three clinical ... #Differential #
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 Hypercalcemia Evaluation 1) Clinical clues - Is the patient symptomatic? - Family history? - Have you done
Hypercalcemia Evaluation ... 1) Clinical clues ... FeCa <1 %) - Low ... Hypercalcemia #workup #differential ... calcium #elevated #evaluation
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020 Clinical Presentation • Fever: hospitalized pts but
Evaluation Guide ... Cardiac: multiple case ... normal, can be low ... UCSF COVID-19 ID ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology Imaging Findings: • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Case description ... - Limits evaluation ... Differential diagnosis ... tenosynovitis: Differentiate ... #mri #clinical
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