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Increased Urination - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Increased Volume / Frequency
 • Increased osmotic load (Increased
low urine osm): Primary ... /Inflammation: Urinary ... tract infection, Prostatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Urinary
Hypophosphatemia - Measurement of urine phosphate excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI loss
 • Redistribution
Redistribution • Primary ... deficiency • Primary ... Hypophosphatemia #urine #urinary
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
Increased Urinary ... Extrinsic to Urinary ... compression/Pregnancy Urinary ... Dysuria scheme) Urinary ... hyperplasia • Prostatitis
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Lower Urinary Tract ... Infection damages the urinary ... deposition -> Urinary ... Infection of the lower urinary ... prostatic ducts -> Prostatitis
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
OBSTRUCTIVE • Urinary ... cervical cancer) • Urinary ... Glomerulonephritides (GN) • Primary ... Disease process primarily
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
Diagnosis Algorithm Primary ... Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary ... Continence Prior): • Urinary ... Infrequent Voiding (Urinary
Causes of hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Increased losses: enhanced urinary phosphate excretion
 • Decreased input:
losses: enhanced urinary ... intracellular transfer • Primary
Common Infections in a Hospitalized Patient - GRUBS-C Mnemonic

G - GI (-itis): Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Appendicitis,
lung abscess U - Urinary ... Urethritis, Cystitis, Prostatitis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
angiography • Primary ... alcohol induced - Urinary ... ganglioma - 24-h urinary ... repaired) • Primary ... syndromes other than primary
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
starts by measuring urinary ... either secondary or primary ... Gitelman's syndrome • Primary