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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
diagnosis: months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... multiple pregnancy, maternal ... Management during ... defibrillator as ... #cardiology #treatment
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
is stated in natural ... frequency (e.g. ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM ... Syncope #LowRisk #DecisionAid
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
hypernatremia can also ... patient weight (eg ... with D5 fluids or enteral ... puts patients at risk ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
vegetations can also ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
the emergency is also ... compared with later ... Call for help (e.g ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
: Restrictive> Liberal ... strategy • ACG ... sens. >12 inc. risk ... Start with EGD scope ... Endoscopy #diagnosis #management
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
patient has a HEART Score ... decision-making and HEART Score ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... LowRisk #Percent3 #DecisionAid