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Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
HyperKalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Increased ... glycosides • High acute ... Elimination: • AKI ... blockers - MCW
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Acute or chronic ... infections related ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
 - 
Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... workup as appropriate ... Trauma - Acute ... #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... (bacterial), acute ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
locations: Wrist, MCP ... culture used to diagnose ... concomitant infection ... concomitant infection ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
at home or at work ... ) - acute angle ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Diagnosis and Patterns ... of neoplastic, infectious ... Usually acute (< ... Commonly work related ... #Features #Comparison
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
oliguria (< 0.5 mL ... Inflammatory: infectious ... Classification #diagnosis ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
oliguria (< 0.5 mL ... Inflammatory: infectious ... Classification #diagnosis ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL