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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
headaches Systemic signs ... and disorders Neurologic ... new or changed & patient ... mnemonic #headaches #Differential ... #Diagnosis #headache
Algorithmic Approach to the Patient with Azotemia

#Azotemia #AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis #Differential #Algorithm #Management
Approach to the Patient ... Azotemia #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Algorithm #Management
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing ... #Inpatient #opioid
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... Intensity • Patient ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
of symptoms or signs ... conditions in any patient ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #differential # ... signs #symptoms
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection in any patient ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Control pain: i.v. opiates ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Post-Renal Transplant Patient ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... developing in a patient ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Neurologic disorders
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Diagnosis and Treatment ... The differential ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... water is 50-60% of patient ... #management #nephrology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management