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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Algorithm History ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... score • PERC; Well ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
Hypersensitivity: Definitions ... surfaces causes ... exposure to allergen causes ... #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Definitions
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... Langerhans cell ... #Differential #Causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
replaced or its type ... not resolving, call ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... e.g., uptake by cells ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #typea #typeb # ... classification
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Disorders (PTLD) Definition ... hematopoietic cell ... by transplant type ... Diagnosis and classification ... to 50% of PTLD cases
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Anaesthesia ❶ Call ... Consider other causes ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
replaced or its type ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
Definition: LCH ... , a type of dendritic ... Incidence: 4–5 cases ... • Pulmonary Symptoms ... is crucial in pulmonary
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
kidney disease caused ... Clinical Clues: ... Diagnostic Workup ... guide subtype classification ... vasculitis Types