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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
Owing to the morbidity ... need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Differential Diagnosis ... GI, infectious, hematologic ... , gynecologic, etc ... , the differential ... (Table 2).
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#pharmacology #treatment ... #medications #table ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology ... #warfarin #dosing
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... - Malignancy (e.g ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
ANGINA - Angina pain ... Angina pain occurs ... 3 NSTEMI - During ... is reflected by ECG ... Text: The Only EKG
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
acute onset RUQ pain ... Supportive with treatment ... Acute onset RUQ pain ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... History: Is the pain ... mainly or only during ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nonpharmacologic Interventions (pediatric and adult)
Physical (Sensory) Interventions
 - Comfort
Pain Assessment ... - Hot or Cold treatments ... breathing, meditation, etc ... #Management #Pain ... Interventions #Table
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... #Differential # ... #primarycare #table