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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , seizures) 3) Assessment ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... thorough physical assessment ... before beginning treatment ... - Shock - Hypovolemia ... #typeb #classification
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... are excellent at evaluating ... & Dry) is the treatment ... patient causing hypovolemia ... the determined cause