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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm
Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy - Localized vs Generalized #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Honc #Lymphadenopathy #Localized #Generalized #Infectious #Malignancy
Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy ... vs Generalized #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Honc # ... Generalized #Infectious #Malignancy ... #Differential #Algorithm
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cystic ... Caroli's - Complex ... Cystadenoma • Malignant ... #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... #EM #IM #Hypoglycemia ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Drugs #Malignancy
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis of Macroscopic ... Painless: suggests malignancy ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... #EM #IM #Urology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Confirm ... Risk factors for malignancy ... identified by UW IM ... #Algorithm #Workup
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... ↑ Aldosterone: Malignant ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Algorithm Acute ... Drugs • HIV • Malignancy ... antibodies • Immune-complex ... #Algorithm #Causes
Genital Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated - Vesicles:
 • Herpes simplex
Elevated - Papules / Plaques -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Elevated ... Non-infectious - Malignant ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Ear Pain / Otalgia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Referred Otaliga:
 • Via Vagus or Glossopharyngeal Nerves
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Referred ... Aerodigestive Tract Malignancy ... Bone • Herpes Simplex ... #Algorithm #Causes