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Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Lower uric acid ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Anion Gap (AG). 2) ... , chronic, or acute ... on chronic) of ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #workup
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea, uric acid ... renal biopsy • Abdominal ... #Algorithm #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... diarrhea 2. ... #workup #diagnosis ... #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... Diagnosis: Causes ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Bumetanide, Ethacrynic acid ... Torsemide) • Acute ... specific bleeding disorders ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Diagnosis Algorithm ... areas (less than 2 ... deficiency Work ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
frozen serum (2) ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... • Serum uric acid ... metabolic or endocrine disorders
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... The diagnosis of ... arthritis affecting 2 ... syndrome - chronic ... contributor to this disorder