Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Academic Hospitalist and Associate Program Director @SinaiBmoreIMRes, Medicine clerkship director GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences RMC at Sinai, Hopkins Medicine Clerkship Site Director, Clinical reasoning,Simulation and POCUS enthusiast - https://twitter.com/rav7ks
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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Tremor #Diagnosis #IM #PrimaryCare #Neuro #Tremor #Action #Rest #Differential #Algorithm #Comparison
Algorithm and Differential ... Neuro #Tremor #Action ... #Differential #Algorithm
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
 -
hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... : - Drug reaction ... infection - Allergic reaction ... disease Rare causes
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
Causes of Hyperferritinemia ... hepcidin levels will cause ... Most Common Causes ... 1% Most Common Causes ... is an uncommon cause
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... 3) Labs show anion-gap ... exposure Symptoms: Nausea ... , Shock Labs: Anion-Gap
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium
Diabetes Type 2 Medication Management and Titration Algorithm
- First line therapy is metformin and comprehensive lifestyle
and Titration Algorithm ... Medication #Management #Algorithm
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
and Treatment Algorithm ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Instead, pause, ... about secondary causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Causes
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
inspiration • Caused ... expiration • Caused ... wheezing sound caused ... airflow • Usually caused