Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 โ€ข Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... withdrawal of suspected agent ... CT or MRI scan of ... #Hypertension #Differential
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 โ€ข Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... FOR TESTING: โ€ข ... dexamethasone suppression test ... Hormone โ€ข MRI ... Syndrome #diagnosis #algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Breath test for ... change to different agent ... anti-motility agents ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... ACTH) stimulation test
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 โ€ข Imaging Findings:
 โ€ข Large defect of the
HAGL) can be a cause ... anterior shoulder dislocation ... Differential diagnosis ... shoulder #clinical #mri ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Prior anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation with Hill-Sachs fracture and Perthes lesion
Imaging Findings:
 โ€ข The arrow is
glenohumeral joint dislocation ... Case description ... surgical repair Differential ... lesion #clinical #mri ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Guillain-Barrรฉ Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 โ€ข Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Other triggering events ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... and sensitive tests ... - Spinal MRI may
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Best to have an ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... : ~25% cases. ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... ligament/meniscus testing ... Posterior #Injury #msk
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Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 โ€ข Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
- MSK Radiology ... , usually from twisting ... Differential diagnosis ... knee #clinical #mri ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk