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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anxiety Other • Medications ... Benzodiazepines, Antihistamines ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Medications that ... What medications ... Nonprescription nasal Antihistamine ... Over-the-counter antihistamines ... #drug #tests #differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... Protein) • AIN: Medication ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Antipsychotic medications ... AntichoIinergic medications ... inhibitors, Atropine, Antihistamines ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
For most indications ... #management #algorithm ... pharmacology #treatment #medications ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... effects (e.g. antihistamines ... Kidney #Injury #Medications ... #pharmacology #differential
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
and Verapamil) Antihistamines ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Differential
Thyroid Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypothyroidism:
 • Hasimoto’s
 • Radioactive Iodine 
 • Hypopituitarism
 • Iodine
Thyroid Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency • Medications ... Thyroid #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Common Medications ... , pentamidine Antihistaminics ... #Prolongation #Medications ... #Causes #differential
Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion

Trauma
Pericarditis
Recent MI
Autoimmune 
Neoplastic 
Endocrine/Metabolic 
Venous Congestion 
Medications 

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Pericardial
Differential Diagnosis ... Venous Congestion Medications ... Pericardial #Effusion #Differential ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm