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Differential Diagnosis of Pedal Edema #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Edema #LowerExtremity #Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral #Acute #Chronic #Algorithm
of Pedal Edema ... IM #Edema #LowerExtremity ... #Bilateral #Acute ... #Chronic #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... vs. chronic) 2) ... volume status (edema ... , liver, renal disease ... #EM #IM #Nephro
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Conjunctivitis (bilateral ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Criteria #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... potentially be an acute ... • Jaundice • Edema ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... aneurysms • Acute
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
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Framework Acute ... Knee Problems Chronic ... : • Venous Disease ... Complex Regional Pain ... #edema
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... certain foods or meds ... disease Inflammatory ... #testing #evaluation
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
or inflammatory disease ... Usually acute (< ... Commonly work related ... bilateral, with ... Chronic Back Stiffness
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Signs: weight gain ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... , bilateral pleural ... coronary artery disease
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... weeks incubation Acute ... : inflammatory edema ... eyelid edema 3 ... 80%) (abdominal pain
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
GI - glossitis (pain ... related to IBD, celiac ... disease, other ... total body stores Evaluation ... , can consider IM