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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... microscopy • Testing ... Improves diagnostic accuracy ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... mimics, repeat testing ... → Refer to Nephrology ... #Workup #urology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... present on repeat testing ... including overnight testing ... albuminuria) - Active ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... in SIADH RAAS Inactive ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... diuresis) RAAS Active ... table #sodium #nephrology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Action Tremor ... multiple sclerosis) Resting ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... disorders that activate ... #glomerular #testing ... #workup #diagnosis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... disorders that activate ... glomerular #disease #workup ... diagnosis #initial #testing ... #nephrology #nephrotic
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... urine Cl; • Active ... confirmed via genetic testing ... #differential #algorithm ... #nephrology