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Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... checklist Evaluation ... - Triglyceride level ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Tea and Toast Syndrome ... Heart failure, liver ... failure, nephrotic syndrome ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
• Infection: Fever ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... RedFlags #Back #Pain #differential ... #primarycare #checklist
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... symptomatology Differential ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... measuring urinary K level ... , Gitelman's syndrome ... #hypokalemia #differential ... algorithm #causes #nephrology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... Infections BRASH Syndrome ... • Tachy-Brady syndrome ... #Bradycardia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Pericardial Effusion - Differential ... Mediterranean Fever ... Disease, Behcet Syndrome ... Pericardial #Effusion #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... - Activation: Liver ... Formation: Hungy Bone Syndrome ... - DiGeorge Syndrome ... endocrinology #differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... Prophyria #Seizures #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Actively maintained fever ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management