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Serotonin Syndrome Diagnosis Algorithm

 #Diagnosis #Neurology #Psychiatry #SerotoninSyndrome #Algorithm #Hunters #Rule
Serotonin Syndrome ... Algorithm #Hunters #Rule
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
practitioners to rule ... out nephrotic syndrome ... this point to rule ... obstruction, nephrotic syndrome
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... pericarditis • Rule
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... Infection, Alport Syndrome ... → confirm DAH, rule ... Pulmonary #Renal #Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Don't Forget to Rule ... Diarrhea: - Rule ... including bulb) - Rule ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Diagnosis Framework Rule ... alkalosis, Hungry bone syndrome ... Tumor genesis syndrome ... FGF-23: Fanconi syndrome
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Diagnosis Framework Rule ... Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor lysis syndrome
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Miller Fisher syndrome-Bickerstaff ... Features That Rule ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
Infectious - Always RULE ... Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome ... solitary rectal ulcer syndrome ... irritable bowel syndrome
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
Hunter's Decision Rule ... IM #Serotonin #Syndrome