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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... the AC joint: 1. ... Direct palpation 2. ... Cross-arm shoulder abduction ... 3.
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... oriented/tranquil 3. ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... initial dose: Bup 2- ... onset 15 min, peak 1 ... if co-exisiting chronic
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis ... Pegloticase When to start ... Therapy (ULT): 1) ... 3) Radiographic ... gout #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for Treating Constipation in Hospitalized Patients
1. Start with miralax daily, uptitrate to desired BM, consider
Hospitalized Patients 1. ... Start with miralax ... desired BM, consider addition ... if on opioids 2. ... disimpaction 3.
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Workup Step #1 ... history Step #2 ... Uglucose Step #3 ... Hypernatremia #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
days) Exclude: 1. ... acute diarrhea 2. ... Lactose intolerance 3. ... #Diarrhea #management ... #diagnosis #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... 3 years. ... Start steroids if ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
, Dehydration: neurologic ... water unavailable 2) ... post-obstructive 3) ... • Start by calculating ... correction of chronic
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Always start with ... 1) Is it hypotonic ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... correction of chronic ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management