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Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Step #1 - Consider ... history Step #2 ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test ... #nephrology #insipidus
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... + myoglobin AKI ... obstruction 3. ... of underlying disease
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Symptoms and Signs: 1. ... oligoarthralgia (80%) 2. ... Weight loss (90%) 3. ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... or metastatic disease ... PEARLS: 1. ... A STIM test can ... 1.
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... : > 2 • NASH, ... : > 3 • Chronic
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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, Severe Valve Disease ... Treatment Goals: 1) ... MAP > 60-65 2) ... Lactate < 2.0 3) ... #treatment #management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Confirmatory Tests ... and immunoblot (TESA ... #Management #Treatment
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
, Dehydration: neurologic ... disease, water ... unavailable 2) ... post-obstructive 3) ... Diabetes Insipidus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal injuries 2. ... , Aspergillus 3. ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm