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HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
with possible Acute ... admission for further workup ... and treatment versus ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute ... maintenance with GCs ... IgG4 #Related #Disease ... #phenotypes #workup
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... and Workup: • ... cause) • EMG/NCS ... #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... weeks incubation Acute ... the bite site (face ... Tests - check Acute ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... • Female to male ... symptoms) • Acute ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
• Muscular or neurologic ... stroke, Parkinson disease ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... weight loss or acute ... disorder → EGD Treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cutis involves face ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #workup #oncology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Screening Tests for Acute ... rubella titer, ACE ... (to support a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #testing
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Collagen vascular disease ... Farmer and forestry work ... camping) The Disease ... Pulmonary (91%): Acute ... #infectiousdiseases