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Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... Nephrology if cause ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Urinalysis & Urine ... • Ketones • Leukocyte ... • Urinary casts ... #Urinalysis #crystals ... dipstick #nitrite #leucocyte-esterase
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
Workup for cause ... "just another case ... EtOH causes thiamine ... Quinkes #Pulse #AorticRegurgitation ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... disease - Fecal leukocytes ... management #algorithm #workup
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... deficiency Work ... coagulation studies • Urinalysis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
decrease in most cases ... a left shift Urinalysis ... hematuria (without casts ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... taken at home, work ... Hypertension Secondary Causes ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
In this case, the ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... AorticDissection #AorticRegurgitation
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
a construction worker ... pneumoconiosis which is caused ... benign, upper lobe masses ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... breathlessness, dizziness, nausea ... consultation with cardiology ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup