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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... physical activity - Nausea
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
tubular acidosis (Types ... and 2, but not type ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
be a marker for severity ... why LR does not cause ... Acidosis is defined as ... PLUS a pH < 7.35 TYPE ... pathophysiology #classification
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... ) as follows: ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... AorticStenosis #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Type 1 - Mediators ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... #allergy #table ... #classification
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Diagnosis and workup ... What type of MNCD ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... capsule DENIS CLASSIFICATION ... Thoracolumbar Injury Classification ... and Severity Score ... Trauma #Spine #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
can be found in table ... and are usually caused ... AorticStenosis #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... are listed as Type ... #typea #typeb # ... classification