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Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Diagnosis, and ... Features of Hyponatremia ... deficit - Salt-losing ... Vomiting - Diarrhea ... #Diagnosis #Table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
- Vomiting, diarrhea ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Features #Signs
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
Classification and Features ... hypernatremia - Vomiting, Diarrhea ... Classification #Features ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Nephrology
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Copper Deficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Hereditary ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea ... , protein-losing ... #Diagnosis #nutrition
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
: Diagnosis of exclusion ... initially worsens after ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
- 1-5 minutes after ... abdominal pain, diarrhea ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Micronutrient Deficiencies After ... immune function, diarrhea ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #bariatric
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
of Infectious Diarrhea ... Persistent or chronic diarrhea ... usually present during ... infections) • Chronic watery ... #diagnosis #differential
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
beats per minute after ... still, but is able ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis
Peritoneal Dialysis Complications
Peritonitis:
 • Can't miss! 6% of cases result in death
 • Diagnostics:
result in death • Diagnostics ... Presence of pets during ... dialysate retention, diarrhea ... after instillation ... #differential