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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... Thyroid disease • Infectious ... : UTI, Pneumonia ... BostonChiefs #Altered ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
• Trauma Non-infectious ... Organ Specific Infection ... • Infectious ... Cholangitis • UTI ... disease Viral Infection
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
inflammation/ infection ... (cystitis, UTI) ... Incontinence (SUI ... or UUI not caused ... Incontinence #Mixed #Pathophysiology
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Possible Causes ... of Altered Urine ... urinary tract infections ... urinary tract infection ... Catheter + Alkaline UTI
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... • Fever • UTI ... HSP • Post-infectious ... Protein deposition (eg ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Easily reversible cause ... states • Infection ... (UTI) • Atrophic ... #DIAPPERS #Mnemonic
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
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"I MD SOAPS" Infectious ... specific food (e.g ... protection, past STI ... Exposure #History #Mnemonic
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Dysplasias • (e.g ... CRF) • Infection ... (e.g. ... Chronic UTI) • ... endocrinology #causes