5803 results
Urine Specific Gravity - Interpretation
Specific Gravity = Density of urine / Density of water
SG close to
: • Excessive hydration ... close to 1.035: • Dehydration ... Interpretation #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Fever CRITICAL DIAGNOSES ... edema EMERGENT DIAGNOSES ... heart failure - Dehydration ... NON-EMERGENT DIAGNOSES
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Euglycemic DKA

Risk factors for euglycemic DKA in those on an SGLT2i include:
 •
deficiency • Severe dehydration ... alcohol consumption Diagnostic ... Correction of dehydration
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Valsalva manoeuvre, dehydration ... Cardiac #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
Complications • Dehydration ... nasal suctioning, hydration ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hemorrhage • Dehydration ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
6 stools/24 h, dehydration ... Dehydration or > ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Abnormally Colored Urine - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red:
 - Hematuria, Hemoglobinuria, Myoglobinuria
 - Beets, Rhubarb, Blackberries, Artificial
- Differential Diagnosis ... sunlight) Orange: - Dehydration ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Electrolyte Composition of Body Fluid Losses
 • Vomiting and nasogastric tube loss
 • Biliary drain loss
loss (eg fever, dehydration ... #Composition #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Blood loss • Dehydration ... /phimosis #Diagnosis