Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis hyponatremia workup low sodium adrenal endocrinology hematology hyperreflexia hypertension hypokalemia hypomagnesemia hypomg hyporeflexia hypotonic insufficiency lazy magnesium nephrology neurology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia Focal Hyporeflexia: • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... and Hyperreflexia ... Hyperreflexia #Testing ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing Common causes: • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Testing Common ... • Hyperthyroidism ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Poor Intake - Starvation - Anorexia GI Losses - Vomiting / NG
acidosis (Types 1 and ... type 4) - Salt wasting ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) - Volume depletion
Cerebral salt wasting ... Endocrinopathies - Hypothyroidism ... potomania - “Tea and ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
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 ... AND • Baseline
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Medications - Loop and ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
A lazy man's classification ... essentially the same tests ... cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #Differential #
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 ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Best to have an ... #Polycythemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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