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Appendicitis with Appendicolith on POCUS
4 yo M with abdominal pain and fever and diffuse abdominal tenderness.
Appendicitis with Appendicolith ... What are the abnormal ... fat stranding + appendicolith ... #Appendicitis #Appendicolith ... abdominal #ultrasound #appendix
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
and Non-Gap - Differential ... Gain of H+) • Normal ... AnionGap #NonGap #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Interpretation
Appearance - Opening Pressure - Leukocytes - Differential - Glucose - Protein -
- Leukocytes - Differential ... - Cultures - Normal ... Interpretation #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
Glomerulonephritis - Differential ... Cryoglobulinemia • Normal ... Glomerulonephritis #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Algorithm High or Normal ... Malignancy • Normal ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... Algorithm #Workup #nephrology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Renal Losses: • Normal ... ADHR, XLHR - Normal ... Hypophosphatemia #Differential ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Supplementation (oral ... Nephropathy Renin Normal ... Diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology ... #potassium #differential
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap ... Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... Intoxication - Normal ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... - Diarrhea pH Normal ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Causes #Workup #Nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Extra-renal Losses: • Normal ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... potassium #low #nephrology