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Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
 •
Consciousness - Workup ... • See Imaging Section ... Refer to Blood Work ... #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Kidney Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Pre-Renal ... Tubules (ATN) • Glomerular ... KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
and vasopressin are ... #Vasopressor #Selection ... #Algorithm #FirstLine
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... the patient's work ... RespiratorySupport #Selection ... #Algorithm #PulmCrit
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... monitoring low-level glomerular ... and specific for detection ... disorders #glomerular ... #testing #workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... surgery or ileal resection ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis ... #differential
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... , no extensive workup ... EtOH - Infectious workup ... #Hypoglycemia #Differential ... #Algorithm #Drugs
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
Post-cavernosal venules are ... detumescence (erection-ending ... Priapism Prolonged erection ... #Priapism #Pathophysiology
Primary Amenorrhea Differential Diagnosis Framework

Workup:
 • β-HCG, TSH and PRL
 • Breast Tanner Staging
 • FSH,
Primary Amenorrhea Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Workup ... β-HCG, TSH and PRL ... Primary #Amenorrhea #Differential ... obgyn #gynecology #algorithm
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
evaluated for glomerular ... monitoring low-level glomerular ... and specific for detection ... #glomerular #disease ... #workup #diagnosis