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Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... history Step #2 ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... - Malignancy 2. ... after injury 3. ... - Gm - cocci (3% ... #diagnosis #msk
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Breath test for ... #Management #Algorithm ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
acute diarrhea 2. ... Lactose intolerance 3. ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... Diagnosis: • 2 ... typically part of the workup ... for HIV, Chlamydia ... Distal joints, knees
Active Straight Leg Raise Test (ASLR)

The ASLR tests assesses the ability to load the pelvis through
elevate their leg ~2 ... while maintaining knee ... significant fatigue (>3 ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
loss of autonomy 2) ... ... laboratory tests ... + imaging 3) Perform ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Orthopedic Dislocations ... Diagnosis and Management ... backward. 3. ... elbow fully as a test ... knee are flexed
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
loss of smile 3. ... life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology