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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
syncope Tests: ECG ... enzymes, Head CT ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table #comparison
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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Approach to ECGs ... for VT: - No RS ... VT #VTach #SVT #Comparison ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Dysplasias • (e.g ... Disease • GI (e.g ... (e.g. ... Anorexia Nervosa • CNS ... Tumors (e.g.
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup ... rupture Initial workup ... : • EKG • Bedside ... score for PE • CTA ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... • Infection (e.g ... Brain lesions (e.g ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Extrinsic compression (e.g ... Hypoventilation: • CNS ... depression (e.g ... Neuromuscular disorders (e.g ... wall compliance (e.g
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... Echinocandins (e.g ... Additional metastatic workup ... Consider: Spine, CNS
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS ... #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
encompassing a QRS ... an intervening QRS ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... variants #clinical #comparison
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... the lung) - CNS ... pathology (e.g. ... Pulmonary pathology (e.g ... exacerbation) - Drugs (e.g