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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... : • EKG • Bedside ... #Algorithm #workup
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Algorithm Look ... quadrant: R/O cardiac ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... • Sickle cell anemia
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea - Diagnostic Framework

From the HPI, PMH, vitals, focused physical exam (e.g.
An Approach to Acute ... Dyspnea - Diagnostic ... physical exam (e.g ... . cardiac, pulmonary ... #Workup #Algorithm
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Decreased ... • Secondary (e.g ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... #Algorithm #Causes
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... calcium. ❽ Treat anaemia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Angina • Acute ... Pulmonary - Other • Anemia ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... #causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... AEIOU ) or anuria ... you confirmed diagnosis ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... High in acute blood ... of substrate (e.g ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Hematology