Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis differential rheumatology causes comparison deficiency druginduced glomerulonephritis hypomagnesemia hypomg hyponatremia hypotonic lupus magnesium management nephrology physiologic polycythemia progressive rapidly
Complement Deficiency Testing Algorithm • Normal CH50 and AH50 AND High suspicion for complement deficiency •
Complement Deficiency ... Testing Algorithm ... AH50 • Low or ... #Deficiency #Testing ... #Algorithm #hematology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
staining): • Low ... Complement: Post-strep ... Idiopathic • Normal ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #rheumatology
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
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... in >90% - Low ... complement - Rare ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
remember than the normal ... volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... levels: realllly low ... you’ll do a good workup ... #workup #hematology
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