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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Obstruction/hydronephrosis ... Family history, ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Diagnosis Baseline ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... biopsy • Abdominal ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm • Chronic ... Injury: End Stage Renal ... (ie Sarcoid), Chronic ... /Trauma • No Obstruction
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
GI losses - Chronic ... diabetes - Post-obstructive ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Diagnosis and Screening ... ultrasound, Tests ... ; MRA; abdominal ... • Obstructive ... #Screening #Workup
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound ... #diagnosis #differential
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
chronicity (acute, chronic ... , or acute on chronic ... Differential Diagnosis ... CNS depression, Obstructive ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary tract outlet obstruction ... , chronic UTIs, ... Abdominal or flank ... Pathophysiology: ... ultrasound as initial
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
Perinephric fluid on POCUS ... Differential ... Diagnosis: Calyceal ... rupture due to obstruction ... #ultrasound #renal