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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 ... Urinalysis: presence of dysmorphic ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
ACLS 2015 Algorithm for Cardiac Arrest #Management #EM #Prehosp #ACLS #2015 #Algorithm #ALiEM
ACLS 2015 Algorithm ... Arrest #Management #EM ... Prehosp #ACLS #2015 #Algorithm ... #ALiEM
American Academy of Clinical Toxicology guidelines #Management #EM #Tox #Methanol #Poisoning #Algorithm #Fomepizole #ToxicAlcohol #ALiEM
guidelines #Management #EM ... Methanol #Poisoning #Algorithm ... #ToxicAlcohol #ALiEM
PATIENT AGE >2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Management #Peds #EM ... #Algorithm #HeadTrauma ... HeadCT #PECARN #ALiEM
PATIENT AGE <2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Management #Peds #EM ... #Algorithm #HeadTrauma ... HeadCT #PECARN #ALiEM
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria (RBC casts ... or dysmorphic RBCs ... Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... , dysmorphic RBCs ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
Urine Sediment (dysmorphic ... RBC, RBC casts, ... immune deposits on EM
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Calculi Glomerular (Dysmorphic ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Blunt Cardiac Injury - Management Algorithm #Management #EM #Trauma #BCI #BluntCardiacInjury #Blunt #FAST #Algorithm #ALiEM
Injury - Management Algorithm ... #Management #EM ... #Blunt #FAST #Algorithm ... #ALiEM