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Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Peripheral Arterial Disease Assessment Algorithm

Early Revascularization vs Conservative Care

Workup:
 • Arterial doppler
Diabetic Foot Ulcer ... Conservative Care Workup ... #Disease #PAD # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... revascularization #podiatry #management
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... #Algorithm #workup
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
tool to assess level ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... -Serial evaluation ... the patient's diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel
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Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... antibody that works ... #Management #treatment
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Consider potential causes ... help AND check arterial ... bronchodilator; PEEP; diuretic ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
shoe size, ↑ heel-pad ... decade → peripheral/acral ... and Workup: • ... Serum IGF-1 level ... or refractory cases
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
elevates the stress level ... hormones that work ... drips unless also diabetic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... Diabetes regimen ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis