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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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: • EKG • Bedside ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... troponin; HEART score ... • PERC; Well ... score for PE •
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... evaluation or workup ... /µL Workup • Screen ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
(e.g., familial ... hemodynamics (e.g ... deteriorating on medical ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... support - Call ... and Survey 4) Workup ... #criticalcare #treatment ... #workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
reabsorption) Workup ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Cortisol+ACTH stim ... Elimination (see Table ... Drives K+ into cells
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Clinical Frailty Score ... occasionally, e.g ... – People whose medical ... so, they seem stable ... Frailty #Scale #Score
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... Involves large and medium ... not be subtle e.g ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... (Cornelia NEJM 2014
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Median age 50- ... red bone marrow, e.g ... Bone marrow Treatment ... Prognosis: • Median ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup