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Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm

Step 1: Consider whether Posm may actually be normal or elevated
Step 2:
Hyponatremia - Diagnostic ... Evaluation Algorithm ... Check Uosm and/or Urine ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... : CXR, UA, urine ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Drugs #Malignancy
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... Delirium in the ICU ... - Relevant drug ... #Workup #MICU # ... CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unprovoked ... Hypertension, ICH ... , Recreational drugs ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... list here, ie hyponatremia ... CPK, HIV, EtOH, Urine ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
e.g AEIOU ) or anuria ... urgent nephrology evaluation ... obstruction, Nephrotoxic drugs ... IMPROVEMENT If the urine ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... -Serial evaluation ... the patient's diagnosis ... hypoventilation due to drug ... #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... are excellent at evaluating ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #icu #clinical