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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... Tests: ECG, Telemetry ... , Brain MRI, Cardiac ... #diagnosis #workup
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • ... ventricular arrythmia, syncope ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
carotid sinus syndrome ... of syncope, and ... an initial ECG. ... In many cases, syncope ... The treatment strategy
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Proposed Algorithm ... Löfgren's syndrome ... → • Biopsy and ... of alternative causes ... #diagnosis #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... • Traumatic brain ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Contractility: • MI ... #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... r/o hemorrhage and ... brain w/o contrast ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... #diagnosis #checklist
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... , can be caused ... characteristically cause ... #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... affecting the Brain ... and treatment can ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... Fecal leukocytes and ... barium, CT, or MR ... #workup #diagnosis