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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage ... Mental #Status #AMS ... Diagnosis #Causes
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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Indications for ... present, in which case ... Previous intracranial hemorrhage ... #tPA #Stroke #cva ... #management #neurology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prostate cancer • Medications ... Nephrolithiasis, ADPKD (Hemorrhagic ... #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
Postpartum Hemorrhage ... - Differential ... Examination and Management ... • Oxytocin (causes ... not be effective as
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... retinal hemorrhages ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #indications
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... of breath • Neurologic ... "Sausage-like" hemorrhagic ... Superior Vena Cava ... Hyperuricemia • Acute renal
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... of Dyspnea - Differential ... Pneumonia, Aspiration, Hemorrhage ... acidosis (eg, DM, renal ... Depression - VA
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
mental status • CV ... O2 delivery • Hemorrhagic ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
mental status • CV ... O2 delivery • Hemorrhagic ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... - Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ... #causes #primary ... #secondary #management ... #neurology