Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Epistaxis Management Algorithm / Checklist

1. blow out clots 
2. vasoconstrictor spray 
3. nose clip or direct
Epistaxis Management Algorithm ... / Checklist ... 1. blow out clots ... still bleeding and can ... coagulopathy, surgical evaluation
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... of hypokalemia can ... filling of bucket (low ... #Causes #workup
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 β€’ Low TSH, Low normal T4
Function Tests in the Evaluation ... TSH, Low normal ... Hyperthyroidism: Work-up ... Can repeat labs ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential ... 3) Now, look at ... Base #Disorders #Evaluation ... #workup #Differential
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 β€’ ABCs
 β€’ IV access, monitor
How do you work ... A) Initial Evaluation ... penumbra) β€’ Can ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... more diffuse, can ... B-Cell ~90% β€’ Low ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #algorithm
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 β€’ Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Elevated Troponin Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm β€’ ... Occlusion β€’ Stable ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 β€’ Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Appropriately Low ... Carboxymaltose, CAR-T ... nephrology #phosphorus #workup
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Low ascitic fluid ... lymphangioscintigraphy can ... This differential ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential