Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 β€’ Isolated
 β€’ Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 β€’
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Autoimmune ... #Causes
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 β€’ Pituitary Dysfunction
 β€’ Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm ACTH-Dependent ... : β€’ Pituitary Dysfunction
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... and 2, but not type ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 β€’ Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
β€’ Thiamine - Nausea ... encephalopathy, oculomotor dysfunction ... dysfunction, anemia ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential #
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... CriticalCare #Shock #Differential ... #Causes #Types ... #Classification
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   β€’ Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... Vertebrobasilar insufficiency ... #Syncope #Differential ... #Table #Causes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Clinical diagnosis Cognitive ... diagnostic workup What type ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... aortic or mitral insufficiency ... water #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... β€’ Most common type ... aortic or mitral insufficiency ... warm #wet #dry #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup