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Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
conducted 1-on-1 interviews ... aid after every interview ... feedback from each interviewee ... interview process ... Conclusion: Using interviews
Important Questions to Ask of a Patient Presenting With Syncope
 • What were you doing immediately
Presenting With Syncope ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope ... History #Questions #Interview
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: when any egg ... Compromise (e.g. syncope ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology
Severe Aortic Stenosis on POCUS

Calcified Aortic valve leaflets with minimal opening. LVH likely secondary to AS
Echo first in syncope ... dizziness, SOB, and syncope ... presents to your ED
Hydroxyurea - Pathophysiology and Benefits in Sickle Cell Disease
 • Decreases number of pain crises (
Hydroxyurea - Pathophysiology ... transfusions Possible end ... Benefits #SickleCell #pathophysiology
Nephron Pathophysiology - Diuretic Sites of Action
Diuretics
1) Acetazolamide/canagliflozin
2) Osmotic agents (mannitol, urearetics)
3) Loop agents (eg, furosemide)
4)
Nephron Pathophysiology ... ) Loop agents (eg ... Adenosine #Nephron #Pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Hypernatremia & end ... failure Heat Syncope ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... hypotension → Syncope ... coordination problems - syncope
The biotrauma hypothesis of ventilator-induced lung injury. IL = interleukin; PEEP = positive end-expiratory pressure; Pplat
PEEP = positive end-expiratory ... #Pathophysiology
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
additional symptoms (eg ... diagnosis such as: - Syncope
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... + lab signs of end ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... tetany/cramps, syncope