Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... hyponatremia, hyperkalemia ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... ACTH) stimulation test ... insufficiency • Low
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Hypokalemia ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT) • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Screening for colorectal ... immunochemical test ... ) for indications ... Does not change management ... , extended LOS
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines When to Screen? When to Stop? Family History Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Stool/blood-based
colon #Screening #Indications ... #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing ... #Indications
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Stool/blood-based tests: • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Characteristics for Colorectal ... EmoryGastroHep #Colorectal ... #comparison #table ... #management #gastroenterology ... #CRC #Testing
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... : Hypovolemia, Hypervolemia ... differential #diagnosis #table
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. ***Typical presentations: • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low ... confirmed via genetic testing ... Other medications ... continued in most cases
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
indirect Coombs test ... Crossmatch - involves testing ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... Hypothermia: Due to low ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
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