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Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Dysfunction #Diagnosis ... #Dysfunction #Grading ... #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Algorithm #Assessment
Commonly Used Clinical Grading Systems
 • Edema Grading Scale
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy Grading (West Haven Criteria)
Used Clinical Grading ... Scale • Hepatic ... • Grady Coma ... #Systems #classification ... #diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Grading
Grade I: Generally alert, but with sleep irregularities, Mild confusion, Mildly slowed speech,
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... - Grading Grade ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #diagnosis #signs ... #classification
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Grade diastolic ... pressure (LVFP): #Algorithm ... Echocardiography #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Grading #Classification
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... rule out other causes ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #Classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... B-Cell ~90% • Low Grade ... range • High Grade ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Nodule ... Neck, Sarcoma, Colon ... Tuberculosis • Septic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Burning, shooting, gnawing ... System • Post-Herpetic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... written at an 8th-grade ... reading level and ... displayed using a color-coded ... with a negative diagnostic
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Manifestations Causes ... rice/processed grains ... liver failure: Hepatic ... #Differential #Diagnosis