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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 ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Euvolemic #Hypervolemic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy - Localized vs Generalized #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Honc #Lymphadenopathy #Localized #Generalized #Infectious #Malignancy
Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... Generalized #Infectious #Malignancy ... #Differential #Algorithm
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hydatid Cyst Malignant ... Adenoma • Abscess Malignant ... Lung, Colon, Breast ... #Causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cystadenoma • Malignant ... FNH, Adenoma • Malignant ... Breast, Lung, Colon ... #Causes #Hepatology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Painless: suggests malignancy ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Drugs #Malignancy
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Solitary Nodule: • Malignant ... Rounded Atelectasis Malignancy ... Neck, Sarcoma, Colon ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... Risk factors for malignancy ... Nephrology if cause ... identified by UW IM ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... ↑ Aldosterone: Malignant ... Hypokalemia #diagnosis #Algorithm