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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
/ IBD Renal Loses ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
A lazy man's classification ... it requires for him ... cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
shoulder, and hip ... shoulders and hips ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... diagnosed based on clinical ... normal and can help differentiate
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... >90% (In most clinical ... Detection in BAL does ... not differentiate ... False positives: Pip
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
Patrick's) Test for Hip ... rotated in position, resting ... If the leg does ... parallel to the exam table ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
Patrick's) Test for Hip ... rotated in position, resting ... If the leg does ... parallel to the exam table ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
Patrick's) Test for Hip ... rotated in position, resting ... If the leg does ... parallel to the exam table ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
Patrick's) Test for Hip ... rotated in position, resting ... If the leg does ... parallel to the exam table ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... adjusting the dose ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table