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Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Algorithm Blood ... Loss • Acute ... Metabolism Disorder - Acquired ... #Classification ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Algorithm Diabetes ... Tolerance • Type ... Burns, Sepsis) • Shock ... • Acute Pancreatitis ... #causes
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Types of Angioedema ... : • Acute allergic ... inherited disease • Acquired ... #Types #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Algorithm Acute ... Hypotension • Shock ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification ... #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... , Distributive Shock ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #causes #typea ... #typeb #classification
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Algorithm Unequal ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Anemia, hypoglycemia ... #Algorithm #causes
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Emergency criteria required ... mm is needed to cause ... , such as: - Acute ... Myocardial ischemia (type-II ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... uropathy, post-acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... High #Potassium #Classification ... #Causes