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Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Urinis", determined heating ... includes the complete analysis ... • Urinary casts ... not be used with normal ... renal function.
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
confirmed via genetic testing ... continued in most cases ... ; interpretation ... dependent upon local laboratory ... hypokalemia #diagnosis #differential
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... arrhythmias and paralysis ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... • Diarrhea A urine ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
moderate-to-severe cases ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... ) • Pulmonary function ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Delayed Fracture Healing - Non-Union - Malunion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammation (Hours-Days) -> Soft Callus (Days-Weeks)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... deviations from normal ... axis Non Functional ... Misalignment before casting ... • Premature cast