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Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy - Localized vs Generalized #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Honc #Lymphadenopathy #Localized #Generalized #Infectious #Malignancy
Generalized #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Honc #Lymphadenopathy ... Generalized #Infectious #Malignancy ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Infectious workup: CXR ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Hypoglycemia ... Algorithm #Drugs #Malignancy ... #Hypoglycemic #Ddxof
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Painless: suggests malignancy ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Urology #Hematuria ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
seizure) #Pathophys #EM ... #IM #Endo #DKA ... #HHS #Ddxof
Causes of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Endo #Hypocalcemia #Differential #Algorithm #PTH #Drugs #Ddxof
Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Endo #Hypocalcemia ... Algorithm #PTH #Drugs #Ddxof
Romosozumab or Alendronate for Fracture Prevention in Women with Osteoporosis - Incidence of New Vertebral, Clinical,
Nonvertebral Fracture #EBM ... #PrimaryCare #Endo ... #IM #Romosozumab ... #Alendronate #NEJM
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