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Algorithm and Causes of an Elevated Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis #Radiology #EM #IM #PCC #Elevated #Hemidiaphragm #ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm
Algorithm and Causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #EM ... #IM #PCC #Elevated ... ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
symptoms (HA, nausea ... history (cardiac, liver ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... EBV, HSV, CMV, ... specificity to elevated
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Hepatocellular - Liver ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Artery: Shock Liver ... #Acute #algorithm
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
: HSV 1): • Herpes ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Headache • Fever ... pleocytosis with an elevated ... meningeal signs (fever
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Elevated Globulin ... infections (acute HIV ... , HBV, EBV, VZV, ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Overlap Syndrome: Fever ... kinase levels are elevated ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... ANTI-SYNTHETASE SYNDROME: • Fever ... statins - probably caused