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Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Causes of Hematuria ... hyperplasia - Prostate ... Nonglomerular #Causes ... #Differential # ... Urology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... and Management ... Klaas #Stroke #Management ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... Subarachnoid - Differential ... Hemorrhage #Stroke #CVA ... #Neurology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
A) Initial Evaluation ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Ruled out other causes ... #ischemic #CVA ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... treating underlying cause ... - Extrarenal: prostate ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Diverticulum Urethra/Prostate ... catheterization • BPH • Prostate ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #urology #nephrology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Algorithm and Management ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #Differential # ... #neurology #treatment
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... Obstruction - Differential ... • BPH • Prostate ... #UrinaryTract #Differential ... #Urology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... (bladder neck, prostatic ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Urology ... #Macroscopic #Differential
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
Hypercalcemia Evaluation ... 1) Clinical clues ... check the urine Ca ... Hypercalcemia #workup #differential ... calcium #elevated #evaluation