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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... /WBC casts, proteinuria ... early (distal urethra ... tract), terminal (bladder ... #EM #IM #Urology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... castsDiagnostic ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #urology #nephrology
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... Obstruction - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... on ultrasound, ... #Causes #Urology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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disturbance • Bladder ... - Emergency Causes ... Diagnosis: • ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Tract Lesions: • Bilateral ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... #neurology #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Vitamin B12, Copper ... involved - Bilateral ... paralysis of the bladder ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Diagnosis and Management ... IVNS • Drain bladder ... compression (using ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
, and bowel or bladder ... Autonomic: Bowel/Bladder ... cord lesion • Bilateral ... #management #neurology ... #differential