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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Painless: suggests malignancy ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Urology #Hematuria ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Hypoglycemia ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Drugs #Malignancy ... #Hypoglycemic #Ddxof
Causes of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Endo #Hypocalcemia #Differential #Algorithm #PTH #Drugs #Ddxof
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Endo #Hypocalcemia ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #PTH #Drugs #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
symptoms (HA, nausea ... renal disease), drug ... #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... start and stop dates ... for alternative causes ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Cholestatic: Benign/malignant
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Coxsackie virus, EBV ... Lipid-lowering drugs ... Amphetamines, LSD UW IM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology #table