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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... many possible causes ... In most cases, it ... First, physicians should ... pick specific tests
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
interruptions in compressions ... • Change compressor ... subsequent doses should ... continuous chest compressions ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
) without cord compression ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... Herpes zoster, West
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
The evaluation should ... whispered voice test ... audiometry • Patients should ... 512 Hz) Weber Test ... cause unknown)
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
interruptions in compressions ... • Change compressor ... subsequent doses should ... continuous chest compressions ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
the screening test ... correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... the screening test ... it has a narrow focus
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Epidural Spinal Cord Compression ... • Dyspnea at rest ... • Chest and shoulder ... Constipation • Nausea ... Hyponatremia • Nausea
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
due to severe compression ... - Emergency Causes ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
An EP should prioritize ... extra-abdominal causes ... exhaustive and should ... #Localization #Causes ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
What we should be ... recognized and should ... , our response should ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests