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Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Embolism Well's Criteria ... for PE • Clinical ... Signs and Symptoms ... leg swelling and pain
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... edema, abdominal pain ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #criteria #allergy
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... elevated BNP, high CVP ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Workup • CNS symptoms ... thin smear • Signs ... Venous duplex or ... node biopsy • Clinical ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sensitivity to pain ... Signs and symptoms ... criteria for MS ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... If the same symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... #TypeII #Type #Versus ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... elevated jugular venous ... : weight gain, lung
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... also involved), Venous ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... #management #signs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... GCA versus Temporal ... claudication: pain ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
capillaries • Criteria ... • Signs/Symptoms ... crackles, chest pain ... • Signs/Symptoms ... rising the systemic venous