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Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm

Step 1: Consider whether Posm may actually be normal or elevated
Step 2:
Evaluation Algorithm ... may actually be normal ... or elevated Step ... Consider additional tests ... #Workup #Evaluation
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
1) Clinical clues ... Vit D • If all ... #differential #diagnosis ... endocrinology #calcium #elevated ... #evaluation #workup
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Evaluation of ... unclear (often the case ... Standard Stim test ... this indicates normal
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
Plasma ACTH - Elevated ... aldosterone - Often normal ... Insufficiency #Evaluation ... #laboratory #diagnosis ... endocrinology #workup
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Non-ACS Myocardial ... Injury - Elevated ... and Workup Algorithm ... Injury: End Stage Renal ... or Normal
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... initial screening test ... <45% and SF is normal ... Step 3: All patients
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation ... value is low, tests ... levels - Usually normal ... the presence of renal ... #Workup #Hematology
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... serum level for all ... reticulocyte count is elevated ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... an underlying cause ... exogenous, EPO levels: normal ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
You
goal-oriented (normal ... anxiety about work ... , the symptoms caused ... #psychiatry #diagnosis ... #evaluation #mnemonic