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OLD CARTS - Mnemonic for Symptom Assessment
O - Onset – acute vs gradual
L - Location
D -
OLD CARTS - Mnemonic ... for Symptom Assessment ... Severity #OLDCARTS #Mnemonic ... #Symptoms #Assessment ... #diagnosis #history
Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic ... exposures to onset of symptoms ... E - Exposure History ... Traveler #ABCDE #Mnemonic ... #history #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... #Causes #Workup
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening Signs and Symptoms ... scleroderma renal crisis ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #testing #workup
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... and Workup Clinical ... History: - Fever ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... #Workup #Differential
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
M
Diseases Exposure History ... Current or previous work ... Place - Travel history ... #Mnemonic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
- A thorough history ... comorbidities and symptoms ... #Gangrenosum #Workup ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Problem Representation

An evolving summary of a patient’s clinical presentation that strives to identify 
(1) Clinical syndrome
syndrome (signs/symptoms ... Context (relevant history ... pattern to maximize diagnostic ... a patient for cross ... Representation #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is conscious, symptoms ... a pre-existing history ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Horner syndrome, history ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... neurology #PHANTOMS #mnemonic