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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Shift Work) Sleep ... DisordersObstructive ... Limb Movement Disorder ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
- Evaluation and ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... CNS depression, Obstructive ... #Evaluation #workup
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Vasculitis -> Acute ... Esophageal Motility Disorders ... Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction ... Complications #pathophysiology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Infiltrative disorders ... Hyperphosphatemia, Acute ... #Hypocalcemia #Workup
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
years | Mechanical obstruction ... URGENT WORKUP ... : • Complete obstruction ... weight loss or acute ... gastroenterology #workup
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... urgent nephrology evaluation ... volume, Urinary obstruction ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Approach (when evaluation ... Obstructive sleep ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Unequal/DeIayed: • Obstructive ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... cardiac imaging #Acute ... #Injury #AKI #Workup