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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... disease - Timing: early ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Urology #Hematuria ... #Macroscopic #Differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
hyperthermia crisis (late ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
spinal cord injury, Early ... syndrome, Eclampsia, Late ... Testing #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Nephropathy
 • Cortical Manifestations
    - Main issue: Hemolysis-associated endothelial
dysfunction • Early ... alterations • Late ... Nephropathy #diagnosis #differential ... #nephrology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... - Consider early ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
at home or at work ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... preeclampsia: late ... Fatal #Dangerous #Deadly ... #Differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... • Jaundice (later ... Bilirubin - Normal early ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... non-diagnostic in early ... CXR upright or lat ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• If heart rate ... • If heart rate ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... of breath • Neurologic ... hemorrhage • Early ... • Paraplegia (late ... emergencies #oncology #differential