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Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... vasoconstriction (e.g ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... ) • Drugs (e.g ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... Relevant drug levels (e.g ... Trauma - Acute ... rigidity) Consider EEG ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... Hepatic congestion (e.g ... ), Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
conservative therapy (e.g ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #primarycare ... #checklist
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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(Ischemia) - Acute ... Septic Embolism (e.g ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... Mycotic Aneurysm (e.g ... Marfan's Syndrome
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... • Reactive (e.g ... Enteropathic (e.g ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Enteropathic (e.g
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Polyneuropathy, Acute ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... (e.g. haloperidol ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Arthritis: • Acute ... joint trauma (e.g ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis