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Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... carcinoma - Stone ... stone • ... #Causes #Urology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine can induce color ... Hematuria: • Stone ... • Cystitis • Bladder ... stones/polyps ... Renal/Ureter/Bladder
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
; BOO (tumour, stone ... causing Decreased tone ... - Failure to Store ... SUI or UUI not caused ... Incontinence #Mixed #Pathophysiology
Causes of Pelvic Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Gastrointestinal:
 • Appendiceal abscess
 • Diverticular abscess
 • Diverticulosis
Causes of Pelvic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diverticulosis • Rectal/Colon ... • Distended bladder ... • Bladder cancer
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
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 ... tract), terminal (bladder ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
extends above the bladder ... urea which may cause ... urine -> Struvite stones ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Loss of bowel/bladder ... bladder continence ... decreased muscle tone ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... differential #algorithm
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... Excitability and tone ... muscle wall of the colon ... Ability of the colon ... #constipation #pathophysiology