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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... many possible causes ... First, physicians should ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperreflexia #Testing ... #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
grip weakness caused ... ulnar nerve palsy, testing ... #Nerve #Palsy #clinical ... #video #neurology ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... #Hypertension #Differential
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... - Differential ... present on repeat testing ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... #Differential #
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... Clinicians should ... #hypokalemia #differential ... #nephrology #potassium
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... decision for repeat testing ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
and paralysis should ... If present, it should ... from other causes ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology