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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Arterial Injury

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame

#Arterial #Injury #Evaluation #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Vascular
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Arterial ... #Injury #Evaluation ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Vascular #Trauma
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... osteomyelitis, trauma ... viral arthritis Workup ... count, and crystal evaluation ... swollen, painful = bacterial
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Consciousness - Workup ... Exam - Focal • Trauma ... Refer to Blood Work ... Hyper/HypoK • Sepsis ... #algorithm #Causes
Management and Complications of Cirrhosis and Ascites

Ascites Workup Algorithm
Ascites Management
Refractory Ascites
Hyponatremia
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
Hepatic Hydrothorax
AKI in
Ascites Ascites Workup ... Algorithm Ascites ... Hyponatremia Spontaneous Bacterial ... Peritonitis (SBP) Hepatic
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... risk actor for arterial ... (e.g. surgery, trauma ... - No other workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Factitious fever • Trauma ... Recurrent PE Bacterial ... Tuleremia • Septic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #Management #Algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
(1 joint): • Septic ... Noninflammatory • Bloody: Trauma ... neuropathy so trauma ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... insufficiency, Bacterial ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm • ... Post-Coronarv): Stress (ie Sepsis-induced ... Toxins, Contusion/Trauma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm