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Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
, urinary risk factors ... Composition #Shapes #Table ... #RiskFactors
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Risk Factors Associated ... pain control #RiskFactors ... anesthesia #surgery #causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis and Workup ... SOAP) - Risks factor ... patients if the cause ... #Workup #hematology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... biopsy • Risk factors ... Nephrology if cause ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Table 2 summarizes screening recommendations based on risk factors.
#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #ColonCancer #Colonoscopy #Screening #RiskFactors #Starting #Age
Table 2 summarizes ... based on risk factors ... Colonoscopy #Screening #RiskFactors
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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... with previously stable ... no other risk factors ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... epidemiological factors ... epidemiological risk factors ... but important causes ... #differential #workup
Risk Factors for Septic Arthritis
Contiguous spread

Skin infection, cutaneous ulcers

Direct inoculation

Previous intraarticular injection

Prosthetic joint: early and delayed
Risk Factors for ... early and delayed (Table ... Osteoarthritis Other cause ... arthritis) Other factors ... Infective #Arthritis #RiskFactors
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Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... function - Clotting factor ... Abnormal clotting factor ... deficiency Work ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... #Screening #Workup ... #table