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Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Insipidus Workup ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test ... Hypernatremia #Management
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disease 24- ... C3, C4 - Test for ... cryoglobulinemias (types 2 and 3) ... #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
are adequate. 3) ... . 5) C3, C4 - Test ... #glomerular #disease ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... hyperglobulinemia (3) ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... #diagnosis #testing
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... -50, Females 2-3 ... Clinical Manifestations ... antibody that works ... #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... level of myelitis 3. ... - More than 2/3 ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... #management #neurology