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Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Dysplasias • (e.g ... Disease • GI (e.g ... IBD) • Renal (e.g ... Chronic UTI) • ... • CNS Tumors (e.g
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
waves suggests CTI-independent ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Absence Seizure caught during EEG

There is a brief loss of consciousness with blank stare in the
Absence Seizure ... caught during EEG ... #EEG #electroencephalogram ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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SGLT2 inhibitors (e.g ... urine volume): • UTI ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
De Winter T Wave on ECG

Diagnostic Criteria
 - Tall, prominent, symmetric T waves in the precordial
Winter T Wave on ECG ... - Upsloping ST ... precordial leads - Absence ... DeWinter #TWaves #ECG ... #EKG #Clinical
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
• Fever • UTI ... Protein deposition (eg ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Procalcitonin Limitations - Situations where PCT can be misinterpreted:
- Single value testing
- AKI/CKD
- Pancreatitis
- Cancers/Neoplasms
- Trauma
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Localized infections (e.g ... SSTI, UTI) - Atypical ... pathogens (e.g.
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
can be seen on EKG ... with diffuse ST ... often follows a URI
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Opposing leads ST ... aVL, V5-6) - Absence ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
witnesses - Absence ... additional symptoms (eg ... Seizure #management #Neurology