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Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia ... Differential Diagnostic Schema ... GPA, IgA, MPA) Acute ... #Mesenteric #Ischemia ... #Schema #Differential
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... Management Algorithm ... This is not for acute ... coronary syndrome ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... - Management of ... Asthma in the Emergency ... HCG, ECG if concern ... rhythm or cardiac ischemia
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
hypertension (e.g ... , such as: - Acute ... - Myocardial ischemia ... type-II myocardial ischemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Algorithm Monotherapy ... Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency ... Ischemic Stoke* ... Coronary Syndrome
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... #Diffuse #Acute
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Constant Pain (Ischemia ... ) - Acute Onset ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... Recognize this #ECG ... classic pattern of Acute ... InferoPosterior transmural ischemia ... #Clinical #Cardiology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... that will cause ischemia ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... limb ischemia, ... unless worrisome EKG ... TLS #diagnosis #management