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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... • Esophageal rupture ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... for cell count, culture ... tumor • Non-bloody ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... History: • Triad ... Leg extension → pain ... to 100% - VA Joint ... #diagnosis #testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... mimics, repeat testing ... • Acute onset ... unilateral flank pain ... #Algorithm #Workup
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... ANGINA - Angina pain ... demand in the setting ... allow adequate blood ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... , bloody diarrhea ... Ova and parasite testing ... #workup #diagnosis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
: • 2 sets of blood ... susceptibility testing ... an accessible joint ... typically part of the workup ... afebrile • Acute
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Gram stain and culture ... Screening Tests for Acute ... , and low back pain ... #diagnosis #testing
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... muscle aches, joint ... pain, chest pain ... Urinary antigen testing ... have positive blood