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Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm

Step 1: Consider whether Posm may actually be normal or elevated
Step 2:
Evaluation Algorithm ... Gravity Step 3: ... Consider additional tests ... considered likely, the cause ... #Workup #Evaluation
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Weight loss (90%) 3. ... Abdominal pain; ... positive T. whipplei test ... #algorithm #management
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... incisional). 3) ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... deficiency Work ... Fecal occult blood test ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... Chest X-ray • Abdominal ... • Additional tests ... geography/travel Tier 3 ... #diagnosis
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
Exanthema 3. ... positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... classification #diagnosis