4 results
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... renal disease), drug ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... #EM #IM #Hypoglycemia ... Differential #Algorithm #Drugs ... #Hypoglycemic #Ddxof
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... and referral to Urology ... if cause not identified ... by UW IM Residency ... #urology #blood
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
and Differential Diagnosis ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... neck, prostatic) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Urology ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof