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Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia ... Infectious workup: CXR ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Hypoglycemia Management and Monitoring #Management #EM #IM #Hypoglycemia #Monitoring #Algorithm #Sulfonylurea #Octreotide #Charcoal #Ddxof
Hypoglycemia Management ... Monitoring #Management #EM ... #IM #Hypoglycemia ... #Monitoring #Algorithm ... Octreotide #Charcoal #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental ... Status #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
assessment Altered Mental ... Status #Diagnosis #EM ... AMS #Assessment #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis for Altered Mental ... Status #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Pedal Edema #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Edema #LowerExtremity #Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral #Acute #Chronic #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of Pedal ... Edema #Diagnosis #EM ... Acute #Chronic #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic ... weeks), altered mental ... seizure) #Pathophys #EM ... Endo #DKA #HHS #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
postural BP) 4) Medical ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
presentation Urinalysis: LE ... diagnosed with CXR ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof