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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
sex, Smoking Symptoms ... : Bothersome symptoms ... past 3 months, onset ... a structurally normal ... Diagnosis #Management #algorithm
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the ... regarding the timing (onset ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom ... #Differential #Evaluation
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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... History, early onset ... Heart Disease Abnormal ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... indicate the initial evaluation ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... elevation and clinical context ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Adult Clinical Evaluation ... 30%; can be only symptom ... occur before other symptoms ... UCSF #COVID19 #Evaluation ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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Perception, Thought content ... goal-oriented (normal ... circumstantial • Thought Content ... of illness, the symptoms ... psychiatry #diagnosis #evaluation
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
Pathophysiology: ... In the context of ... Diagnosis and Context ... of other symptoms ... #cullensign #em
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
4) Average age onset ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... Features: • Many symptoms ... patients have no symptoms ... ), liver (pain/abnormal
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... suspected HH based on symptoms ... <45% and SF is normal ... , further evaluation ... hemochromatosis #algorithm