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Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic Algorithm
- GI Losses
- Redistribution
- 1° HPT
- 1° Renal PO4 wasting: Hereditary, TIO, Fanconi Syndrome,
Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic ... Redistribution - 1° ... HPT - 1° Renal ... phosphorus #low #diagnosis
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Diagnostic Schema ... elevations: 1. ... #Differential #Diagnosis
EKG Pocketcard 1 #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Cardiology #Medstudent #EKG #Pocketcard
EKG Pocketcard 1 ... #Diagnosis #EM #
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Heart Failure 1 ... H Hypertension 1 ... Diabetes Mellitus 1 ... A Age >65 1 ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
- 11 million diagnoses ... conjunctiva • HSV 1/ ... EBV, CMV, HIV-1 ... strep (5%) • <1% ... #differential #diagnosis
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic ... Pathophysiology: 1) ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... Skin-homing T-cells #Diagnosis
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
 •
• Capitate - 1- ... 2% • Hamate - 1- ... • Pisiform - 1- ... Trapezoid - < 1% ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Hemolytic Anemia 1) ... DIAGNOSE AIHA ... TREAT AIHA 1 ... Hemolytic #Anemia #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
HPS-differential diagnosis ... : 1. ... diaphragm HPS-diagnosis ... : 1. ... hepatology #pulmonary #diagnosis
Likelihood Ratios - Probability
Remember 2/5/10 and 15/30/45:
 • LR of 2 increases the probability by 15%
by 45% Remember 1/ ... 2, 1/5, and 1/10 ... by 15% • LR of 1/ ... by 30% • LR of 1/ ... Probability #LRs #diagnosis