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Schema for documenting a type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or non-MI troponin elevation based on
documenting a type ... 1 MI, type 2 MI ... and underlying causes ... #Type2 #TypeI # ... Guideline #NSTEMI #Definition
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
negativity (25% of cases ... inverted (75% of cases ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Wellens # ... #TypeB
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and ... Causes • Wide ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #definition #differential ... #causes
Type III Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Small antigen-antibody complexes (produced from normal immune response to
Type III Hypersensitivity ... clinical findings Definition ... self-antigens are the cause ... antigens are the cause ... sickness #TypeIII #Type3
Types of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
 • Fever > 38.3 C (101 F) on at
Types of Fever of ... UnknownOrigin #workup ... diagnosis #initial #definition
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... life-threatening causes ... rupture Initial workup ... : • EKG • Bedside ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Syndrome (HRS) Definition ... • Caused by splanchnic ... HRS-AKI (formerly Type ... HRS-Non-AKI (formerly Type ... Treatment Overview: • Definitive
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Management • Definitions ... respiratory tract (e.g ... has potential to cause ... • Workup • General ... Management #treatment #workup
Myocardial infarction:
Classified into 5 types based on etiology and circumstances:

Type 1: Spontaneous MI caused by ischemia
Classified into 5 types ... Spontaneous MI caused ... coronary event (eg ... oxygen demand (eg ... decreased supply (eg
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis and Workup ... function test, ANA (e.g ... patients if the cause ... #Workup #hematology