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Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... before invasive procedure ... Although nonhepatic causes ... with ascites, the differential ... This differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... menstrual - Recent procedures ... practices that could cause ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Fistula • Post-procedural ... and SMA - Can cause ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... invasive cardiac procedures ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Hemopericardium #Differential
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Causes of Intrahepatic ... transplantation, Whipple procedure ... #Air #Portal #Causes ... #differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Recent dental procedure ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause
PROCEDURE: MEASUREMENT OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURE - Instructions

#Diagnosis #Procedures #Intraabdominal #Pressure #Measurement #ACS #Bladder #Instructions
PROCEDURE: MEASUREMENT ... #Diagnosis #Procedures
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... recent surgical procedure ... signs #symptoms #differential
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... and Vomiting - Differential ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes ... #Nausea #Vomiting ... #Differential #