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Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
However, in UMN ... clinically characterized ... clinical findings ... UMN lesions are ... This lesion causes
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Acute ... Nephrology #AKI #Acute ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... #Differential #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Algorithm History ... and Exam Acute ... life-threatening causes ... : • Acute myocardial ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Causes of Approach ... Consciousness - Workup ... Clinical Exam ... Imaging Section Clinical ... #algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... repeat testing • Acute ... Nephrology if cause ... #Workup #urology
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... Manifestations #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
Evaluation 1) Clinical ... clues - Is the ... likely - Mid range/ULN ... Hypercalcemia #workup ... elevated #evaluation #workup
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Upper Motor Neuron ... Impairment: • Acute ... Gravis - Lack of UMN ... /LMN signs - Lack ... dystrophies Work