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Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Bladder NOT distended ... Lower Tract - Distended ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... Diuretics if heart failure ... treating underlying cause ... POSTRENAL: - Obstruction ... : Relief of obstruction
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... heart failure - ... mechanical flow obstruction ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Incontinence - Failure ... Incontinence - Distended ... Bladder Outlet Obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
and Large Bowel Obstruction ... Differential (DISTEND ... #Large #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagosis #DISTENDHIM
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... & upper thorax distend ... abdominal veins also distend ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Venous Obstruction ... Cellulitis Lymphatic Obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
found to have distended ... What is the cause ... site of venous obstruction ... - IVC obstruction ... #Video #Chest #PhysicalExam
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Severe heart failure ... exacerbation (any cause ... (Mechanical obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute liver failure ... • Sinusoidal obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis