Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 โ€ข Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... sodium loading test ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #table
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification ... #Workup #Diagnosis
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... process fracture Stable ... fractures: Don't cause ... deficit, still able ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
#Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 โ€ข Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... โ€ข Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 โ€ข Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
โ€ข Immunologic Workup ... โ€ข Immunologic Workup ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Elevated Liver tests ... child * Severe cases ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Elevated Liver tests ... child * Severe cases ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... about secondary causes ... youโ€™ll do a good workup ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 โ€ข
PET-CT Imaging (โ†’ Diagnostic ... specific laboratory tests ... #management #phenotypes ... #workup #treatment ... #rheumatology