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Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... #Assessment #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Adrenal Insufficiency Algorithm - Cosyntropin Stimulation Test
T-1m: Baseline cortisol drawn
T0: 250 µg cosyntropin given IV
T30m: Repeat
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Algorithm - Cosyntropin ... level drawn BCM IM ... BCM_InternalMed #Adrenal ... #Stimulation #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Adrenal Insufficiency ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... response BCM IM ... BCM_InternalMed #Adrenal ... #endocrinology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... suggest intrinsic renal ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
cardiac, liver, renal ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Syndrome Testing Algorithm ... Hormone • MRI of adrenal ... Syndrome #diagnosis #algorithm ... #endocrinology ... #Adrenal #Hyperfunction
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... findings (see algorithm ... ): - AM serum ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Stimulation #StimTest #Endocrinology
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myeloid Leukemia (AML ... Drug-induced • High purine ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #endocrinology