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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Sick Sinus Syndrome ... • 2nd/3rd degree ... • Tachy-Brady Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... greater than 10 degrees ... Caused commonly ... FatimahDandan #Pisa #Syndrome
Causes of Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac - Arrhythmia:
 • Tachyarrhythmia
 • Bradyarrhythmia
 • Supraventricular Tachycardia
Causes of Syncope ... • Sick-Sinus Syndrome ... • Second/Third Degree ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
• Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (ISt/2nd /3rd degree ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
for 2nd or 3rd degree ... syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... found in long QT syndrome ... also a short QT syndrome
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
>= 40 • 1st degree ... • Secondary Causes ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Emergencies Compartment Syndrome ... Fat Embolism Syndrome ... • Syndrome caused ... Syndrome usually ... requires a high degree
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
as the neuron degrades ... neurotransmitter cause ... LMN syndromes are ... & LMN lesions cause ... This lesion causes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... lung disease Caused ... analysis - Quantifies degree ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
°C with only 1 degree ... Non-Infectious Causes ... disease • Behcet's syndrome ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... receptor-associated periodic syndrome