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Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal ... Autoimmune #Diagnosis ... ChestPain #Causes #Differential
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
urinary bladder POCUS ... kidney #bladder #differential ... #diagnosis #pocus ... #ultrasound #renal
Urine Anion Gap in NAGMA
NA + K - Cl = surrogate for Urine NH4+
NH4+ is excreted
hence increasing negative ... NEGATIVE when the ... RTA (nb ↑K) - Renal ... AnionGap #NAGMA #diagnosis ... #differential #
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Fragility Fractures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... polyangiitis) - ANCA-negative ... #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Low Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Intrinsic ... Retroperitoneal - renal ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #msk
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Metabolic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI Tract Loss (Negative ... Diarrhea • Fistula Renal ... - Direct Loss Negative
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... cell carcinoma (native ... #Hematuria #Renal ... #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Bone Tumors - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thyroid - Lung - Renal ... Tumors #Tumours #MSK ... #Differential #