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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome ... Chronic, indwelling ... Purple #Urine #Bag #Syndrome ... pathophysiology #clinical #photo ... #differential #
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, Differential ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... - Acute and chronic ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
GI losses - Chronic ... - Gitelman syndrome ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... anaphylaxis, release syndrome ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
cough, SOB • Chronic ... of asthma, CF; Chronic ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Vancomycin induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand
70 M vertebral osteomyelitis on vancomycin and cefepime for
Differential for ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Vasculitis #LCV #Hand #skinrash ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
Most episodes of chronic ... upper airway cough syndrome ... postnasal drip syndrome ... #Cough #Differential ... #Table