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HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
further workup and treatment ... calculating the risk ... risk patients, ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
short course of treatment ... probably much higher (e.g ... provide empiric treatment ... empiric acyclovir to all ... is proposed: #Management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
benign causes such as ... syncope (ruling out differential ... determining the risk ... further guide management ... The treatment strategy
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
: El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
The differential ... hypernatremia can also ... patient weight (eg ... puts patients at risk ... #management #nephrology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Management during ... Management during ... defibrillator as ... #cardiology #treatment
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
may not occur Differential ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk ... more intensive treatment ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Risk factors 3. ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... through Ann Arbor criteria ... scans and can also ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... hematology #oncology #management