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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... • CXR • CBC, BMP
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- BMP, cap, CBC ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... mmHg • HCO3 (on BMP ... starvation, diabetic) Causes ... Acetazolamide Causes ... - Salicylates Causes
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
evaluation: CBC, BMP ... UA Most Common Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
DIAGNOSIS Labs: • BMP ... Cardiac: consider BNP ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts
Common causes of sciatica. Disc herniation is the commonest cause. Spondylolisthesis can cause impingement #Anatomy #Pathophys
Common causes of ... the commonest cause ... Spondylolisthesis can cause ... Herniation #BackPain #BMJ
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... PEA/VF • Labs: BMP ... only if no clear cause ... NOT hypertonic Amp
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Diagnostics: STAT Labs (BMP ... , CBC, coags, BNP ... Edema: Lasix + BP
Management of sharps injuries in the healthcare setting #Management #EM #BBP #BloodBornePathogen #Exposure #Sharps #Needlestick #BMJ
Management #EM #BBP ... #Needlestick #BMJ