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Approach to suspected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

 • Suspected HIT Algorithm
 • "4 T's" clinical probability score:
HIT Algorithm ... • "4 T's" clinical ... #HIT #hematology ... #diagnosis #4Ts ... #algorithm
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... • For most ICU pts ... will also get an EKG ... Troponin, TSH, CPK, HIV ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
indicates that it ... Clinical Manifestations ... positive in 2/3 of pts ... antibody that works ... autoantibodies - TPO, TTG, etc
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... • Minority of Pts ... during Delivery • Stable ... It is an investigative ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
It is important ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... higher degree than it ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm