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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Disorders - Evaluation ... Differential Diagnosis ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... Neuromuscular Disease ... #workup #Differential
Approach to a young patient with hypertension
General Evaluation - History and Examination, Basic chemistries (K, eGFR),
hypertension General Evaluation ... activity (evaluate based ... apnea, thyroid disease ... pheochromocytoma, primary CNS ... #algorithm
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based ... on clinical presentation ... Imaging: - MRI ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Systemic disease ... barium, CT, or MR ... #workup #diagnosis ... #differential
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Function Tests in the Evaluation ... Hyperthyroidism: Work-up ... Hyperthyroidism → MRI ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Case description ... • MRI shows globular ... - Limits evaluation ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #mri
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... • Infiltrating base ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Progressive URI ... Differential Bilat ... interstitial lung disease ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Evaluation Guide ... dyspnea 20-50% • URI ... associated w severe disease ... #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol