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Schema for documenting a type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or non-MI troponin elevation based on
and underlying causes ... Documentation #Billing
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
 -
Causes of acute ... overload - Acute filling ... #Differential #Causes
Intussusception Reduction by Milking

Demonstration of milking the intussusceptum out of the intussuscipiens.  Use gentle manual
Intussusception Reduction by Milking ... Demonstration of milking ... pressure rather than pulling ... Intussusception #Milking
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• c wave - caused ... by the bulging ... results when the filling ... y descent - is caused
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... contamination, under filling ... consumption or binding ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... is ruled out, causes ... Decreased filling ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
will result in bulging ... more superior filling
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Pre-analytical cause ... contamination, under filling ... consumption or binding ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes