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Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
- History and Workup ... basic metabolic panel ... X-ray (or chest CT ... history), Consider CT ... Unintentional #Diagnosis #workup
Emphysematous Prostatitis - Radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder showed an atypical focus of gas
showed an atypical focus ... right pubic ramus (Panel ... computed tomography (CT ... prostate lobe (Panel ... Clinical #Radiology #CT
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
- No other workup ... Inherited and APS ... Inherited and APS ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Failure to Thrive - Evaluation Checklist
 • History: Baseline, ADLs/iADLs, Med Rec, ROS, Social support &
History: Baseline, ADLs ... Ca, phos, Liver panel ... PT, OT, Social work
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... → CT urography and ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Workup #urology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... viral pathogen panel ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... imaging with barium, CT ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Note: CT = computed ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rash: - ITP - APLS ... deficiency Work ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
CXR +/- High res CT ... Respiratory viral panel ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup