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Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic ... and Likelihood Ratios ... Cholecystitis #Diagnosis ... Characteristics #Table ... LikelihoodRatio #Accuracy #PhysicalExam
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
DVT - Likelihood Ratios ... - Tenderness - NS ... DVT #Likelihood #Ratios ... #PhysicalExam # ... diagnosis
Cushing Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios of Physical Exam Findings
Moon facies LR +1.6
Central obesity LR +3.0
Generalized obesity
Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios ... , in women LR +NS ... Syndrome #Likelihood #Ratios ... #LRs #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
ratbitefever #plague #rats ... differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #table
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... penetrate the CNS ... penetrate the CNS ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... #Pharmacology #Table
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Scleroderma Like ... - Differential Diagnosis ... the mainstay of treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... : TTP has high rates ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Elimination (see Table ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... Exchanges K+ for cations ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Elevation 4:1 ratio ... Treatment of underlying ... per day until stable ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... creatinine (UPC) ratio ... recent DAN) • EMG/NCS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment