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Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
- Differential Diagnosis ... Level Elevated - Secondary ... (i.e. thyroid surgery ... chelates Ca2+) Emory IM ... #Algorithm #causes
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
autoantibodies that will cause ... permeability Diagnosis ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... APS), Secondary ... #management #treatment
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... during ocular surgery ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... in ophthalmic surgery ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Framework Diagnosis ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Tissue penetration (CNS ... to Treatment: Drug
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
following neck surgery ... consistent with a diagnosis ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment ... /surgery; as in
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
conditions that cause ... pregnancy, or other causes ... Diagnosis and Context ... #peritonitis #IM ... #FM #ICU #surgery
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
injury or after IM ... the fascia, with secondary ... • Diagnosis: ... antecedent trauma or surgery ... #management #treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... and Signs: 50% pts ... , and, rarely, secondary ... of anesthesia, surgery ... management and then surgery
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... condition that causes ... thickening can cause ... hypotension - Secondary ... lumbar puncture or surgery
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... urine, sweat) - its ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment