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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Painless: suggests malignancy ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... #EM #IM #Urology ... #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... hypoxemia) or rales ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Algorithm DILI ... start and stop dates ... for alternative causes ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Cholestatic: Benign/malignant