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Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
Table 1. ... eGFR) in adults based ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Calculation #Formulas
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... secretion • Acid-base ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... based on its creatinine ... joints (arthritis), central ... #Algorithm #differential ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... macule and papule (Table ... differentiated based ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm ... #Differential
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based ... algorithm Urine ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Diagnosis is primarily based ... with D5 fluids or enteral ... • Rapid correction ... maximum rate of correction ... Treatment #management #nephrology
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Control (odds ratio ... control): odds ... perfect positive correlation ... , 0 = no correlation ... Biostatistics #formulas
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Hepatosplenomegaly • The CSF formula ... Good indicator to differentiate ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
balanced, nutritious Table ... polymeric liquid formulas ... CD-TREAT - Solid food-based ... PEN) - EN liquid formula ... Nutrition #comparison #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
be determined based ... fatigue, altered mental ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table