Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
and Workup Secondary ... causes are broad ... start with a med review ... the most common cause ... the US, helminth infections
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 โ€ข Sulfonylurea Labs
 โ€ข Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Hypoglycemia Workup ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... metabolic demand causes ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... #insulinoma #endocrinology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Hungry bones syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
out nephrotic syndrome ... as a cause for ... Although nonhepatic causes ... mycobacterial infections ... #workup #algorithm
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 โ€ข Pituitary Dysfunction
 โ€ข Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... โ€ข Infectious: ... #endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #Causes #Adrenal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology ... Ozempic), or daily tablet ... not definitively cause ... Receptor #Agonists #Pharmacology ... DM2 #diabetes #endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 โ€ข The BIG 3:
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Tuberculosis โ€ข Fungal Infections ... Genetic: Williams syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 โ€ข Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... โ€ข Cushingโ€™s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #table
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... : TB, fungal infection ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... #Management #Endocrinology