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Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Diarrhea • RENAL ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... gas transport, renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... • 1ml blood/liter ... hematuria • Signs ... → Diagnostic of ... #urine #blood
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... Investigations: full blood ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and signs ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... bruit or signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
K+ in the ECF causes ... blood flow and ... blood flow with ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Weakness - Dark urine ... UA positive for blood
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
Pathogenesis and clinical ... artery Backup of blood ... retroperitoneal masses ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... Symptoms #Urology #Diagnosis
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Workup Blood ... Elevated Renin Urine ... Fractional excretion of Cl ... > 0.5% Clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... removal from the blood ... excretion (e.g., urine ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... endothelial lining of blood ... Intussusception - Renal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms