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Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... & desmopressin test ... #Algorithm #Sodium ... #nephrology #insipidus
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Diagnosis Baseline ... signs • Glomerulonephritis ... • Abdominal compartment ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Oral sodium loading ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
- Don’t miss – compartment ... syndrome! ... Management: - ... Overlying wounds or signs ... #Metacarpal #Diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Crush injury - Compartment ... #Management #causes ... #treatment #nephrology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
most common), compartment ... syndrome, ligamentous ... • If stable ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Proximal #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... contracture), compartment ... syndrome • ED ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Medium and large ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Liver function test ... risk of abdominal compartment ... syndrome. ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Regional Ischemia, Compartment ... Syndrome • Increased ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... toxic alcohols, Sodium ... HIV, Malaria, Late