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Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Workup ... loss): GI loss, Skin ... thirst, Lack of access ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Toxoplasmosis, Entamoeba Skin ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... just beneath the skin ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Diagnosis Framework ... Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... Blooms (HABs) Skin ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... gammopathy, and skin ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology