Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Potomania - Tea ... Pain. ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Eye/Temple โ€ข Pain ... quickly, deep pain
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
45ยฐ towards the test ... throughout the test ... Supports the patient ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 โ€ข Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: โ€ข ... Possible responses to pain ... If ok with ICU team ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... heart disease, ear ... lymphadenopathy, pleuritic pain ... #Algorithm #differential ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... D D-lactate (short ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Summary #Nephrology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
dissection: unilateral pain ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... dental infection: ear ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... the โ€œChewing gum test
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
within the last year ... have positive serology ... a syndrome of pain ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 โ€ข Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
โ€ข Abdominal pain ... Bacillus cereus (short-incubation ... often lasting a year ... Infectious #Diarrhea #diagnosis ... #differential #