Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
and SUN Classification ... body, vitreous, retina ... blindness, linked to macular ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... #Differential #
Algorithm for workup of thrombocytopenia based on observation of the peripheral blood film. 
TTP/HUS indicates thrombotic
Algorithm for workup ... thrombocytopenia based ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Algorithm #Thrombocytopenia ... #Evaluation
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Disorders #Evaluation ... #workup #Differential
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
β€’ poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
β€’ Medication 
β€’ Hypomagnesemia 
β€’
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
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 ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... #Algorithm #Differential
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 β€’ Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 β€’ Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... β€’ Normal Acid-Base ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... Renal artery stenosis ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Workup
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 β€’ Laxative ... #differential #
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 β€’ Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... 1,500 cells/Β΅L Workup ... #Differential #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
diarrhea / IBD Renal ... - Familial renal ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Magnesium #Table #Classification ... #Causes #Workup