Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... Occlusion, Central ... Retinal Vein Occlusion ... #causes #ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
  -
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Small artery occlusive ... vein occlusion ... Ocular causes - ... floaters obscuring central
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
β€’ poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
β€’ Medication 
β€’ Hypomagnesemia 
β€’
oral intake Renal ... Nonreabsorbable anions β€’ Renal ... β€’ Bartter's syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
diarrhea / IBD Renal ... - Transient renal ... - Familial renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Workup
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... ) β€’ Vascular occlusion ... thromboembolism, renal ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 β€’ Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 β€’ Marked proteinuria (may be
β€’ Nephritic syndrome ... (Casts) β€’ Marked ... β€’ Often severe renal ... available β€’ Renal ... Antibiotics / source control
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 β€’ Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
; Alopecia β€’ Renal ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... hypertension and acute renal ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... depressed) β€’ Renal ... vomiting/diarrhea), renal ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... depressed) β€’ Renal ... vomiting/diarrhea), renal ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 β€’ Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Metabolic Causes ... Phosphate: Distal Renal ... (Oculo-Cerebro-Renal ... SwastiThinks #Metabolic #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis