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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... acute vs. chronic) 2) ... Medical history (cardiac ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... indicate the initial evaluation ... history alongside evaluation ... disease; T2DM, type 2 ... #Hepatology #Liver
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... management #treatment #hepatology
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Evaluation Guide ... - Updated April ... symptom 3-12% • Cardiac ... #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... 8th-grade reading level ... evaluation. ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #EM #Syncope #LowRisk
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
age 50-70 y/o • 2/ ... plasmacytoma) Clinical ... bone marrow at a level ... Evaluation? ... Ca, LDH, beta-2
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... This patient’s clinical ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... seen on a CXR.2