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Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
• Ketones • Leukocyte ... • Urinary casts ... : • White blood ... dipstick #nitrite #leucocyte-esterase ... #urine #UNa #casts
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... sensitivity) Leukocytes ... in the urine Procalcitonin ... Peds #Diagnosis #Management ... #StepByStep #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... abdominal pain, bloody ... Fecal leukocytes ... Fecal leukocyte ... Acute #Diarrhea #management
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Workup #urology #blood ... #urine
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... BP, blood pressure ... ultrafiltration; UO, urine ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
components of the algorithm ... >21 days - No leukocytes ... in urine - Procalcitonin ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... system to circulate blood ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... disease - Fecal leukocytes ... and occult blood ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Urine Microscopy ... presence of protein, blood ... or leukocyte esterase ... up by cells or casts ... protein matrix of casts
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red blood cells ... on urine microscopy ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm