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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... renal disease), drug ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Hypovolemic #Euvolemic ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Hypoglycemia ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Drugs ... #Malignancy #Exogenous
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic ... Neurologic trauma • Drugs ... pathology • Malignancy ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic ... Neurologic trauma • Drugs ... pathology • Malignancy ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis of Macroscopic ... Painless: suggests malignancy ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... #EM #IM #Urology
Causes of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Endo #Hypocalcemia #Differential #Algorithm #PTH #Drugs #Ddxof
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #PTH # ... Drugs #Ddxof
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... spine/Pelvis - Positive ... • Drugs (e.g. ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Positive family ... Uncontrolled • Drug ... taken at home, work ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm