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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
and Vasoactive Drugs ... Cardiogenic: Acute MI ... Understand vasoactive drug ... pharmacology ... #pharmacology #
Nipple Discharge - Galactorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

↑ TSH - Primary hypothyroidism
↑ ß-HCG - Pregnancy
↑ Creatinine
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... renal failure MRI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Audiogram - Perform MRI ... Depression • Drugs ... Presbycusis • Drugs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Atorvastatin. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) for dyslipidemia and MI/stroke prevention. 2nd most prescribed drug in the
dyslipidemia and MI ... most prescribed drug ... #Pharmacology #Atorvastatin
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Algorithmic Approach ... Microcytic (MCV ... Normocytic (MCV ... Orotic aciduria, Drugs ... #Algorithm #Differential
A diagnostic approach to secondary amenorrhea. (DHEA-S = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone; LH =
luteinizing hormone; MRI ... #Differential #Algorithm
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Idiopathic (i.e., Drug-Related ... differential #cardiology #algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... tissue (previous MI ... Pheochromocytoma - Drugs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Management Algorithm ... CSF, thyroid, MRI ... Delirium #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency • Drugs ... Myelodysplasia #Anemia #MCV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm