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Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
, urinary risk factors ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Morphology #Composition ... #Shapes #Table ... #RiskFactors
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock Classification ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Failure, Toxins/Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Types #criticalcare
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... tubular acidosis (Types ... and 2, but not type ... #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification
Differentiating the Four Types of Mesenteric Ischemia 

There are four types of AMI, which include arterial
most common, but now ... etiologies are shown in table ... presentation, risk factors ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and ... Cystic fibrosis • Medications ... Musculoskeletal: Low ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #signs #riskfactors
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
having rheumatoid factor ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... serum rheumatoid factor ... level • Low serum ... #types #classification
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... - Screening, Diagnosis ... vascular risk factors ... Rubella) • Medications ... algorithm #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
Risk factors Defining ... characteristics alone (See Table ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology ... Fleischner #Risk #Factors ... #RiskFactors #PulmonaryNodule
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Low #Magnesium ... #Table #Classification
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 ... Immunosuppressive medication9 ... than 80 years #Diagnosis ... Infective #Arthritis #RiskFactors
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