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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... impractical to test ... many possible causes ... pick specific tests ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... Cost - Cost per test ... : ECG, Telemetry ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... diagnosis #workup #testing
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... a stand-alone test ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
differentiation algorithmic ... designs and algorithms ... Brugada,2 Vereckei aVR ... Tachycardia #VTach #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... injury: - Jobe’s Test ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... PhysicalExam #Shoulder #Testing
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 4 tests for the ... Cross-arm shoulder ... test 4. ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
ACTH Early am ... unclear (often the case ... then go to stim testing ... Standard Stim test ... is 250 mcg of IV
Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests for Causes of Secondary Hypertension - 
Am Fam Physician. 2010 Dec 15;82(12):1471-1478.
#Diagnosis
of Diagnostic Tests ... for Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Am ... SecondaryHypertension #Tests ... #Testing #Accuracy
Ventricular Tachycardia in Wide Complex Tachycardia - Telemetry Diagnosis
 • Lead V1 - LBBB Criteria
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RWPT) • Lead aVR ... - Vereckie Algorithm ... #Algorithm # ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #telemetry
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... FOR TESTING: • ... dexamethasone suppression test ... Then measure at 8 am ... Syndrome #diagnosis #algorithm