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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
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Hemorrhage • Dehydration ... #Hypotension #Differential
Abnormally Colored Urine - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red:
 - Hematuria, Hemoglobinuria, Myoglobinuria
 - Beets, Rhubarb, Blackberries, Artificial
Colored Urine - Differential ... sunlight) Orange: - Dehydration ... Discoloration #Differential
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure - Dehydration ... Noninfectious #Causes #Differential
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Classification and Differential ... Spacing, Extreme Dehydration ... Classification #Differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Blood loss • Dehydration ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... • Hypovolemia: Dehydration ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Spacing, Extreme Dehydration ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... in the heat - Dehydration ... Extreme weakness - Dehydration ... Profuse sweating, Dehydration ... heat #illness #differential
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... • Diarrhea • Dehydration ... Erythrocytosis #Differential