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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... osmolarity If cause ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
 •
Causes of Growth ... Gestational Age - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Caesarean section ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
preparation from culture ... Pathology: • Hematoxylin ... sensitive as Ag detection ... #microbiology #microscopy ... fungus #comparison #table
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Causes of Post-Partum ... Hemorrhage - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... post Caesarean section ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Tendon Rupture ... Joint • Pathologic ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... surgery or ileal resection ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #diagnosis #differential
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... ileal Crohn's/resection ... /other causes • ... #diagnosis #management
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
sensitivity for detection ... tattoo sites for future ... unable to identify pathology ... Bleed #GIBleed #management ... gastroenterology #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... • During a future
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table