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Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... Sign #Arsenic #HeavyMetal
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
- Differential Diagnosis ... factitious disorder • Meds ... hyperbilirubinemia • Meds ... Pseudomonas • Meds ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Vasodilatory meds ... Aortic stenosis • Meds ... • Vasodilatory meds ... #differential #diagnosis
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
(B) Mees’ lines ... nail grows.3 In Mees ... Mees’ lines are ... Beau’s lines and Mees
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
tissue perfusion to meet ... #differential #diagnosis
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
Fingernails • Mees ... #differential #diagnosis
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
Fingernails • Mees ... #differential #diagnosis
Delirium: Top Tips

1. LOOK CAREFULLY FOR DELIRIUM 
2. HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FAMILY 
3. FIND/STOP
FIND/STOP CULPRIT MEDS ... dan26wales #Diagnosis
Approach to Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Patients underqoinq Noncardiac Surgery
1. Emergent Surgery?
2. Risk Stratify eg NSQIP
3.
Eval METS 4. ... Risk #Assessment #diagnosis
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperthyroid, Bony Mets ... #Differential #Diagnosis