Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis differential antiphospholipid druginduced emergencies hematology hemeonc hypercoagulable hypokalemia hypomagnesemia hypomg hyponatremia hypotonic lupus magnesium management nephrology oncologic oncology physiologic
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Familial renal Mg wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Poor Intake - Starvation - Anorexia GI Losses - Vomiting / NG
type 4) - Salt wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... in >90% - Low ... Discontinuation of causal ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Vascular thrombosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS ... Workup Algorithm ... maternal chromosomal causes ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
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 ... can be high or low ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies Neutropenic fever: - Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... acid, high LDH, low ... high d-dimer, low ... Treat underlying cause ... AML (~20 %) and APL
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