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Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Glomerular (red blood ... cell casts on UA ... renal tubular cell casts ... or pigmented casts ... underlying cause
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... mimics, repeat testing ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... Nephrology if cause ... Workup #urology #blood
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
) Has Negative Blood ... therapy - Number one cause ... -> Serological Testing ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... malignant, pediatric cases ... elevations in blood ... elevations in blood ... resistance, impaired fasting
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... cardiac output causes ... Responsiveness #Tolerance #testing ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
increasing coronary blood ... treat the primary cause ... little coronary blood ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
increasing coronary blood ... treat the primary cause ... little coronary blood ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management
Delayed Fracture Healing - Non-Union - Malunion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammation (Hours-Days) -> Soft Callus (Days-Weeks)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Non-Union (adequate blood ... Misalignment before casting ... • Premature cast ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Performance Characteristics ... Screening Tests Stool/blood-based ... Screening #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
Family History Performance ... Screening Tests Stool/blood-based ... Indications #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing