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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
Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Initial assessment ... Status #Diagnosis #EM ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Assessment and Management of seizures #Management #EM #Neuro #Seizure #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Assessment and Management ... seizures #Management #EM ... Neuro #Seizure #Assessment ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis #Extrapulmonary #Differential #Algorithm #Assessment #Ddxof
Hemoptysis #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Assessment #Ddxof
#Diagnosis #EM #ENT #PrimaryCare #Sore #Throat #SoreThroat #Assessment #Airway #Emergency #RedFlags #Differential #Algorithm #Symptoms #Ddxof
#Diagnosis #EM # ... Throat #SoreThroat #Assessment ... #Differential #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Management of Severe Burns #Management #EM #Burn #Severe #Burn #Assessment #Survey #Primary #Secondary
Algorithm for the ... Burns #Management #EM ... #Severe #Burn #Assessment ... #ABCs #ABCDE #Algorithm
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
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
, seizures) 3) Assessment ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #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