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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... syncope Tests: ECG ... , Brain MRI, Cardiac ... diagnosis #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... - Malignancy (e.g ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... Hyperreflexia #Testing ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... physical exam - Key components ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... surgery Stress Testing
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... CT or MRI scan of ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy (e.g ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... ARB/ACE-I/ARNI/MRA ... during Delivery • Stable
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Polysaccharide cell wall component ... formulations (e.g ... beta-glucans (e.g ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
occurring in the setting ... develop in the setting ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL/kg ... O2 delivery • MI ... #criticalcare #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... shows a small, stable ... Lung Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential