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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Diagnosis and Workup ... Assess volume status ... HYPERVOLEMIC • CHF • liver ... Hypernatremia #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polyarticular Join Pain ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... duplex or CTA • Liver ... Liver biopsy • ... Clinical findings of PAN
Diagnostic flow-chart to assess and monitor disease severity in the presence of suspected NAFLD and metabolic
flow-chart to assess ... non-alcoholic fatty liver ... #Diagnosis #NASH ... Steatohepatitis #Workup ... #Algorithm #Followup
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial Rash ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lesions • Severe pain ... deficiency Work ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
stores in the liver ... beta-oxidation in the liver ... hormones that work ... NAD+ yielding NADH ... #differential #algorithm