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Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Firstly check if it is true (Whipple's triad).
After that, check labs
Hypoglycemia Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... sulfonylureas during ... #Hypoglycemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Workup
SHOT Scale - Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Scale

#SHOT #Scale #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Assessment #Score #Scale #Diagnosis #Nursing
SHOT Scale - Alcohol ... Withdrawal Assessment ... Scale #SHOT # ... Withdrawal #EtOH #Assessment ... Scale #Diagnosis #Nursing
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... performed, may show ... Malabsorptive: • Assessment ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Diagnosis and workup ... the diagnostic workup ... neuropsychological assessment ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... Classification #Workup
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
ICU Initial assessment ... - CBC with differential ... tox/infectious workup ... Delirium #Evaluation #Workup
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential ... L-lactate - produced during ... associated with short ... Acidosis #HAGMA #Differential
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
uncovered incidentally during ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
assessment • 0 ... assessment • 0 ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Diagnosis #Addiction #Nursing ... #Assessment
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... Neuropathic - Burning ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... can be done by using ... Differential Diagnosis ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup ... #Differential #