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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Immunocompromised patient: AIDS ... Ova and parasite ... fever, abdominal ... #management #algorithm
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gl tract loss (Diarrhea ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium ... #low #nephrology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Osmotic diuresis (see ... loss • Watery Diarrhea ... ICU patients • Fever ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... #Causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... losses, Vomiting, Diarrhea ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #nephrology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... • Prodrome: fever ... , weakness +/- diarrhea
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
volume loss - diarrhea ... - burns - fevers ... • nephrotic syndrome ... Diagnosis #Workup #Algorithm ... #Nephrology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Exercise • Fever ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... (MPA) • SLE ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... -14 days): • Fever ... rash • Others: nausea ... abdominal pain, diarrhea ... hemorrhage • ARDS
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Laxative use • Diarrhea ... differential #potassium #nephrology
HARMFUL Mnemonic for Serotonin Syndrome Signs and Symptoms

H - Hyperthermia
A - Autonomic Instability
R - Rigidity
M -
for Serotonin Syndrome ... Signs and Symptoms ... Myoclonus F - Fever ... Loss of Control (Diarrhea ... Acronym #Diagnosis #Neurology