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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... Cost - Cost per test ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... #testing #Cost ... Effectiveness #table
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
Practice Guidelines ... Anesthesiologists. practice Guidelines ... pulmonary Aspiration: Application ... #Guidelines #Anesthesia ... Timeline #EBM #VisualAbstract
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... sodium loading test ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... #Workup #hematology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... reliable noninvasive test ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Hyperthermia - Guidelines ... • Excessive heating ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... #Differential #Causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines ... point of care testing ... • Use lab testing ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
ACTH stimulation test ... aldosterone - Low in cases ... - Serum tests that ... laboratory #diagnosis #testing ... endocrinology #workup
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Anaphylaxis - Guidelines ... arrest where other causes ... as patient is stable ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup