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Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
- Differential Diagnosis ... When diagnosing ... extra-abdominal causes ... #Localization #Causes ... Recommended Text: Evidence-Based
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... months Pre-Renal (Evidence ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... treat for UTI • Evidence ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... Nephrology if cause ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... • Angiographic evidence ... • Histologic evidence ... CE material • Evidence ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
and are usually caused ... addition, there is evidence ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
or to interpret evidence ... disconfirming evidence ... #Diagnosis #Metacognition ... Biases #Types #Causes
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... sepsis), - No evidence ... Any opioid can cause ... #differential #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
could pinpoint the cause ... New onset HFpEF case ... BP high-no evidence ... Had diagnostic tap-fever
Diabetes Morning Hyperglycemia - Dawn Phenomenon vs Somogyi Effect 

When patients FBG's are elevated each morning
insulin levels causes ... and not strongly evidenced ... Although there is evidence ... Hyperglycemia #Diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... symptoms + supporting evidence ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis