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Typical Clinical Features of Major Causes of Acute Chest Discomfort

#ChestPain #Features #Signs #Symptoms #Comparison #Table #Characteristics
Typical Clinical Features ... #ChestPain #Features ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison #Table ... #Characteristics
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table and Characteristics

#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Differential #Comparison #Table #Features #Characteristics
Differential Diagnosis Table ... and Characteristics ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Features ... #Characteristics
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease (TRAP): • Resting ... Supranuclear Palsy - Characteristics ... System Atrophy - Characteristics ... • Cerebellar signs
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
course and symptoms characteristics ... Continuous episodes, lasting ... Recurrent episodes lasting ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
#Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Features #Signs
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
• Associated Features ... heliotrope, shawl sign ... • Associated Features ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #table
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... symptoms or echo features ... Features of Non-Bacterial ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics ... continuous and lasting ... upbeat (fast phase beating ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
Rapid, increasing signs ... important key feature ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison ... #Table