Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
51.3M 14.5K 7.6K
Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist, GrepMed Editor in Chief 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 - Sign up for an account to like, bookmark and upload images to contribute to our community platform. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/grepmed/ | Twitter: https://twitter.com/grepmeded/
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
11 results
diagnosis endocrinology adrenal insufficiency acth clinical hematology knee stimulation table workup amenorrhea disorders eosinophil eosinophilia headaches hypertension hyponatremia hypotonic injury
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing Common causes: • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... • Hyperthyroidism ... Acromegaly #Secondary
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis • Pregnancy • Endocrinopathies: PCOS, Hypothyroidism • HPA Dysfunction:
Causes of Secondary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... Endocrinopathies: PCOS, Hypothyroidism ... Strenuous exercise, Eating ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... unclear (often the case ... then go to stim testing ... Standard Stim test ... #Stimulation #Test
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... ACTH) stimulation test ... baseline ACTH - Secondary
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Step 3) Differentiate ... primary vs secondary ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... • Screen for secondary ... causes of eosinophilia ... (common causes ... #Differential #
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... causes: Many of ... Best to have an ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis Red Flags (SNOOP): S - Systemic N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... Red Flags and Differential ... Patient Prefers to Rest ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #causes #primary
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... or low Uosm), Hypothyroidism ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... #Hyponatremia #differential
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
►
empty