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Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #ARDS #Differential #Algorithm #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary ... Causes of ARDS ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... #Algorithm #Pulmonary ... #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Algorithm and Causes of an Elevated Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis #Radiology #EM #IM #PCC #Elevated #Hemidiaphragm #ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm
Algorithm and Causes ... Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Diamond-Forrester classification ... , and the HEART ... Radiation to both arms ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis of Macroscopic ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... #EM #IM #Urology ... #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
Foundation and ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #Stages #Classes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS ... focal neurologic
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... • Secondary Causes ... antipsychotics, HAART) - Amy ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification