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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... postural BP) 4) Medical ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Algorithm Isotonic ... Alcohol MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #sodium
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... presentation, temporal evolution ... headache, altered mental ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #