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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... ganglioma - 24-h urinary ... suppression test. 24-h urinary ... #Screening #Workup
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... is ruled out, causes ... all the time (urinary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #workup #nephrology
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Algorithm and Causes ... Urobilinogen • + urinary ... #Differential #Causes ... #Workup #Hematology
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Causes of Approach ... Consciousness - Workup ... Refer to Blood Work ... #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... urine microscopy / urinary ... calcium Optional: urinary ... osmolarity If cause ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis and Workup ... patients if the cause ... unclear, or if a primary ... #Workup #hematology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
circulating volume, Urinary ... are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Anemia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
 - History, Physical Exam, Labs
 - Microcytic
 - Normocytic
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Anemia - Workup ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Workup ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... starts by measuring urinary ... either secondary or primary ... diagnosis #algorithm #causes
Causes of hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Increased losses: enhanced urinary phosphate excretion
 • Decreased input:
Causes of hypophosphatemia ... losses: enhanced urinary ... intracellular transfer • Primary ... hypophosphatemia #Causes