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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs ... Areas of diagnostic ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Superior mesenteric artery ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... Abdominal #Pain #differential
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... the silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Labeled #Azygoesophageal
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... disease • Hepatic artery ... function may be abnormal
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Spinal artery thrombosis ... #algorithm
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... • Pulmonary artery ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... 2 to 10 weeks after ... • Common clinical ... Acute meningeal signs ... CNS #Infections #differential