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Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... The table below ... includes some factors ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison ... #Table
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... fatigue despite clinical ... remission • Risk factors ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... a factor • ~50%
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
epidemiological factors ... antimicrobials, clinical ... specific pathogens also ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Autoimmune (SLE/APLS ... heart valves • MRI ... often seen • MRI ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... a destructive factor ... cellular function Clinical ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... during Delivery • Stable ... defibrillator as
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
well as granulocyte ... May also present ... (contains vWF, factor ... Platelet #Defects #comparison ... #table #differential
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
irregularity" are also ... Differential diagnosis ... MR is able to distinguish ... Cortical #Desmoid #clinical ... #mri #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
modifiable risk factors ... to perform own ADLs ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Imaging: - MRI ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases