Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Primary and Secondary Headache Types - Differential Classification

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Headaches #Primary #Secondary #Types
Primary and Secondary ... Headache Types ... #Headaches #Primary ... #Secondary #Types ... #Table
Hyperparathyroidism classification
Different causes and features of hyperparathyroidism - raised parathormone (PTH).

#Diagnosis #Hyperparathyroidism #Differential #Primary #Secondary #Tertiary
Different causes and features ... #Differential #Primary ... #Secondary #Tertiary ... #Comparison #Table ... #Classification
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... starts by measuring urinary ... or primary hyperaldosteronism ... tubular acidosis (type ... Gitelman's syndrome β€’ Primary
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... diagnostic of primary ... suggests EITHER primary ... ACTH: - High = primary ... #ACTH #Stimulation
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical features ... due to high ACTH stimulating ... , only seen in PRIMARY ... findings (see algorithm
Syphilis Staging - Primary, Secondary, Latent and Tertiary - Timing and Features

Primary syphilis classically presents with
Syphilis Staging - Primary ... Primary syphilis ... one year after primary ... one year after primary ... #Tertiary #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... tubular acidosis (Types ... and 2, but not type ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Differentiate primary ... vs secondary AI ... consistent with primary ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Pocket Comparison Guide to Heritable Hypertension Syndromes (Secondary Hypertension)

Bartter, Gitelman, Liddle, Primary Aldosteronism, 
GRA (Glucocorticoid Remediable
Hypertension Syndromes (Secondary ... Gitelman, Liddle, Primary ... Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type ... Syndromes #Comparison #Table ... Diagnosis #Management #Secondary
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hormone (ACTH) stimulation ... baseline ACTH - Primary ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm