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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... up an ischemic CVA ... Detected on NCCT vs ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neuromuscular • Acute: Stroke ... Depression - VA ... #Diagnosis
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
 •
Abdominal Distention ... Dilatation Other Causes ... Hypothyroidism Chronic ... Infectious • Ischemic ... Spinal Injury, Stroke
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure = Stroke ... disorders - Chronic ... arteriosus or peripheral ... Increased risk for stroke ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... heme (bleeding), CV ... normal/high - Chronic ... you’ll do a good workup ... #Algorithm #workup
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... infectious disease caused ... mural thrombi (→stroke ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... Thin and thick peripheral
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... b) CHF c) CVA ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Aortic - Peripheral ... • <6mo since stroke
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
~5th decade → peripheral ... Mortality due to CVD ... (bronchial/abdominal ... and Workup: • ... levels not useful as
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal