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Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... • Perform paracentesis ... • Calculate SAAG ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient (SAAG ... hypertensive source • SBP ... suggests higher SBP ... Summary #Hepatology #SAAG
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... mm is needed to cause ... patient's baseline Bp ... extremely elevated Bp ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hypertension ... - BP > 140/90 ( ... Hypertensive urgency or emergency ... #Algorithm #Causes
Infant UTI Algorithm (<8 weeks of age)

Emergency Medicine Cases @EMCases

#Infant #Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #UrinaryTractInfection
Infant UTI Algorithm ... weeks of age) Emergency ... Medicine Cases ... Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... identified Emergency ... Medicine Cases ... Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine chloride < 20 mmol/l - Chloride responsive (Chloride
Causes of Metabolic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Urine ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm for the Evaluation of Hypotension. This process for the evaluation of hypotension
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm ... hypotension in the emergency ... In the case above ... expertly-designed algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Undifferentiated
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... the differential diagnosis ... bullous pemphigus (BP ... simpler and less emergent ... Vesiculobullous #Rash #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... turgor, postural BP ... drug history #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Algorithm