Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Kidney Injury AKI ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... nephropathy β€’ Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... tubular necrosis (causes ... tract infection ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 β€’ Acute infection
 β€’ Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Thrombocytosis): β€’ Acute infection ... Post-splenectomy Primary ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #hematology #secondary
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 β€’ Pituitary Dysfunction
 β€’ Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary ... ACTH-Independent (Primary ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... β€’ Infectious: ... Insufficiency #AI
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary Primary ... : TB, fungal infection ... Causes of Secondary ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... Insufficiency #Primary
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 β€’ Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 β€’ Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Chemotherapy β€’ Infectious ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... , myeloma, secondary ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... and nephrotic syndrome ... to asymptomatic infection ... roots, causing a syndrome
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... water intake (Primary ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 β€’ Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
1) Primary Syphilis ... responsible for most cases ... . 2) Secondary ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... β€’ Primary, secondary
Approach to Elevated Tryptase - Differential Diagnosis Framework

The DDx of elevated tryptase can be broken down
pass = Dangerous secondary ... Chronic & Rx-related Secondary ... β€’ Parasitic infections ... 3rd pass = Primary ... cell activation syndrome