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Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Status #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
or pseudogout, OA ... • Non-bloody: OA ... gonorrhea, Lyme, OA ... Like in this case ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Neonatal Jaundice Causes ... be classified as ... Neonatal #Jaundice #Algorithm ... #Differential #Workup
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
blue bloaters, as ... persistently increased work ... similar to asthma as ... airflow obstruction causes ... increase in the work
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
nephrotic syndrome as ... a cause for exudative ... Although nonhepatic causes ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Shift Work) Sleep ... Parkinson's, MS) ... #Causes
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... about secondary causes ... As with many disease ... #workup #hematology
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dementia • Anorexia as ... COPD) • Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Hypercoagulable Workup ... Algorithm INDICATIONS ... pregnancy loss defined as ... maternal chromosomal causes ... #Algorithm #diagnosis