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Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
acidosis that has a normal ... different types/causes ... RTA #Diagnosis #IM ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table ... #Comparison #PH
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Fluid in Different Causes ... Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal ... #Bacterial #Viral ... #Comparison #Table
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 ... Timing: early (distal ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Urology #Hematuria
Trick of the Trade: Naloxone Dilution for IV Use - Given that many ED overdose patients
Obtain a 1 mL vial ... Draw up 9 mL of normal ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Naloxone
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
CRP - Usually normal ... Discontinuation of causal ... - CRP: Usually normal ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... - If both are normal ... function may be abnormal
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
injury • Gait is abnormal ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Infections: - Viral ... dysfunction • Abnormal ... differential #algorithm
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... Vital signs: BP ... defaulting to a normal ... Most commonly caused