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ROTH Score to Assess O2 Sat for Telemedicine

Have pt take deep breath in & count out
ROTH Score to Assess ... @srrezaie #ROTH ... Oxygen #Saturation #Pulseoximetry
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
fingers, affecting both ... left, affecting both ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
average settings • Causes ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... gravity-dependent gradients of both ... to hypoxemia • Causes
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... aortic sclerosis (both ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
tumors include both ... the most common causes ... and are found in both ... that involves both ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
less likely to be caused ... This is noted in both ... the underlying cause
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... paralysis) in both ... disturbance in both ... radiating down both
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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for intracranial masses ... • Examine both ... a mass as the cause ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
and the aPTT are both ... Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... proteinuria (injury to both ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes