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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
History in favor of CAP ... for Severe CAP ... or 3 minor criteria ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Embolism Well's Criteria ... PE • Clinical Signs ... and Symptoms of ... deep veins) - 3 ... likely than PE -3
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Diagnosis and Management ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... and Signs: 1. ... Weight loss (90%) 3. ... Diagnostic Criteria
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Symptoms ... of 4 following criteria ... 2) pH > 7.3 3) ... Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Symptoms ... of 4 following criteria ... 2) pH > 7.3 3) ... Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Diagnosis Algorithm Symptoms ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... Diagnose PBC if 2/3 ... criteria are met ... gp210/sp100) 3.
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Signs and symptoms ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... for MS 3. ... 1000 mg daily 3- ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... • Rome IV Criteria ... / week in last 3 ... months + symptom ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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spontaneous within 3- ... 6 months of symptom ... Before diagnosis can ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Can be worsened ... fifth decades. 3. ... Long symptom-free ... weeks to months. 3. ... varying neurologic signs