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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Painful: suggests calculi ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Urology ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
Causes of Hematuria ... or other tumor, Calculi ... - Malignancy, Calculi ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #urology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tubulolnterstitial • Calculi ... • BPH • Calculi ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Modalities for Renal Calculus ... to identify non-calculus ... causes of flank ... Useful for non-calculus ... causes of obstruction
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... POST-RENAL Urinary calculi ... #Differential #Nephrology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Agraphia • Acalculia ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Causes
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Types of Renal Calculi ... heart failure #Calculi ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #calculus
Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Vertigo ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Peripheral #Central #Algorithm
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... OBSTRUCTIVE • Urinary calculi ... NephroP #AKI #causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sparing = Central cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology