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Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
 •
Consciousness - Workup ... Hemorrhage • See Imaging ... Refer to Blood Work ... and Imaging Sections ... #algorithm #Causes
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging ... are not a major risk ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Primary Amenorrhea Differential Diagnosis Framework

Workup:
 • β-HCG, TSH and PRL
 • Breast Tanner Staging
 • FSH,
Diagnosis Framework Workup ... Breast Tanner Staging ... obgyn #gynecology #algorithm
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
United States, the workup ... recommend the use of risk ... patients who are low risk ... receive d-dimer or imaging ... PE, despite the risk
Diagnostic approach to a limping child with an antalgic gait. 

(CBC = complete blood count; CRP
magnetic resonance imaging ... Antalgic #Gait #Algorithm ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Workup
QT/QTc- Interval
•	Start of Q-wave to end of the T-wave (time of ventricular depolarization + repolarization).
•	Life threatening
Life threatening risk ... additional increase in risk ... to 97% higher risk ... R-R interval (Works ... [QT nomogram]
Canadian C-spine Rule and Mnemonic
HIGH RISK FEATURES:
 - Sixty Five, Fast Drive, Sense Deprive?  Image,
Mnemonic HIGH RISK ... LOW RISK FEATURES ... Cervical #Injury #Imaging ... Clearance #Mnemonic #Algorithm
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... renal biopsy • Risk ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Workup #urology
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Colitis
Severe if any of following:
 • >3 Risk Factors
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... following: • >3 Risk ... venous gas on imaging ... Ischemic #Colitis #Algorithm
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Get an LP and imaging ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... UnknownOrigin #workup