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COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
assessment and classification ... COPD Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... History #Comparison #Staging ... FEV1FVC #mMRC #Classification
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
COPD Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... COPD #GOLD2017 #Staging ... #Grading #Classification
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown Origin ... Get an LP and imaging ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Test for the respective ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Syphilis - Diagnosis and Management - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary
Primary Syphilis
 • Localized lymphadenopathy
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Syphilis - Diagnosis ... Neurosyphilis (NS ... Negative treponemal tests ... Tertiary #Comparison #Diagnosis ... Management #stages #staging
Abnormalities of the Arterial Pulse and Pressure Waves.
 - Small, Weak Pulses 
 - Large, Boundlng
Pressure #Waveforms #ALine ... Bisferiens #Pulse #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Examination and History Taking
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock Classification ... and Differential Diagnosis ... SBP > 40 • End-organ ... Losses, Third Spacing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
Extrapulmonary organ ... insufficiency #Diagnosis ... Legionnaires #Legionella #Algorithm ... Extrapulmonary #ALiEM
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
ACS Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... the use history taking ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
in only 2-13% #Diagnosis ... #EM #NSG #Epidural ... #Abscess #Algorithm ... #ALiEM
Types of Skull Fractures #Diagnosis #EM #ENT #NSG #Skull #Fracture #Classification #Complications #Algorithm #Ddxof
Skull Fractures #Diagnosis ... #EM #ENT #NSG # ... Skull #Fracture #Classification ... Complications #Algorithm