Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Hungry bones syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings β†’ Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. LΓΆfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Proposed Algorithm ... LΓΆfgren's syndrome ... of alternative causes ... #Sarcoidosis #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #Workup
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
β€’ poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
β€’ Medication 
β€’ Hypomagnesemia 
β€’
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Low ... β€’ Bartter's syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Classification
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... until patient is stable ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
alfentanil can be diagnostic ... overload / TURP syndrome ... ) β€’ Medical causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification ... #Workup #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis Baseline ... osmolarity If cause ... #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   β€’ Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... by Classification ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
out nephrotic syndrome ... as a cause for ... Although nonhepatic causes ... obstruction, nephrotic syndrome ... #workup #algorithm