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Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
consensus on definite cutoff ... velocity (TRV) - Cutoff ... for definitive diagnosis ... Diagnostic criteria ... #management #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... screening tool using cutoff ... SpO2 > 88% • Management ... #management #treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... w/differential diagnosis ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... be confident of diagnosis ... #Management
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
treatment Induration cutoff ... patients Induration cutoff ... users Induration cutoff ... SkinTest #TST #diagnosis
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Criteria:
• New ST-segment elevation at the J point in 2 contiguous leads
leads with the cutoff ... leads V2-V3 the cutoff ... Infarction #STEMI #diagnosis
Age adjusted D Dimer

Patients Age x 10 (85 year-old patients would have an age-adjusted 
cutoff of
age-adjusted cutoff ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aneurysm (AAA) Management ... Women have lower cutoffs ... Aneurysm #AAA #Management
Prediabetes and Diabetes Diagnosis Criteria

There are a few methods to test if a patient has diabetes.
Prediabetes and Diabetes Diagnosis ... Aside from the cutoffs ... for diabetes diagnosis ... important to know the cutoffs ... for prediabetes diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... The diagnostic workup ... calcium-creatinine ratio cutoff ... to conclusively diagnose ... #Diagnosis #Hypercalcemia
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... +ve #Rotator #Cuff ... #orthopedics #diagnosis