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Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
illness What: Key signs ... that define the clinical ... syndrome - Does ... illness script (e.g ... #HPI #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
in those with a history ... • Provoked (e.g ... surgery, trauma, active ... - No other workup ... #hematology #diagnosis
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-dsDNA - SLE Anti-histone ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... progression • History ... immunocompromised (e.g ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... History/Physical ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... production • Actively ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... (e.g. haloperidol
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
negative family history ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... carotid sinus syndrome ... obtaining a detailed history ... orthostatic vital sign ... and an initial ECG
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... on EMG - Absence ... of diazepam • EMG ... antibody that works ... EMG Studies: