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Predicting a Difficult Airway
Prior to attempting intubation one should assess the airway. 
3-3-2 rule indicates normal
intubation one should ... - 3 finger breadths ... - 3 finger breadths ... - 2 finger breadths ... based on which parts
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
common sites: hip, shoulder ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... tea cup") which should ... dorsally and no longer ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... of hypokalemia starts ... Clinicians should ... #hypokalemia #differential
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
 •
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential ... Normally, glucose stores ... in liver should ... still rise by 25+ Differential ... Hypoglycemia #Workup #Differential
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
with low B12 stores ... normal tissue stores ... available and should ... tissue folate stores ... Diagnosis #Nutrition #Hematology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... well-localized, dull, longer ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... associated with rheumatologic ... trapezius ridges or shoulders ... it difficult to differentiate
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
the wrists and fingers ... the face (many differential ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
First, physicians should ... specific tests to sort ... the much smaller differential