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Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... Vomiting - Diarrhea ... Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Chronic diarrhea ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... NG drainage - Diarrhea ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... (IBS) sub-classifications ... - Symptoms often ... Subclassifications #Classes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Syncope #Differential ... #Table #Causes
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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- Bickerstaff syndrome ... (bulbar symptoms ... Sarcoidosis NEOPLASTIC/PARANEOPLASTIC ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... Pain #Chronic #Causes
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
has two or more causes ... chronic cough until symptoms ... treated for multiple causes ... Chronic #Cough #Differential ... #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... : • Triad of symptoms ... urine • Other symptoms ... Diagnosis #Management #causes
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
In a Supination-Adduction ... In more severe cases ... appear to be a stable ... and easy way to differentiate ... These injuries are caused