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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Workup Algorithm ... Exam Acute life-threatening ... causes: • Acute ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
or Infarction and ... Pulmonary Embolism ... life-threatening causes ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
- Observe and ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... chronic illness, clinical ... a patient with acute ... #Radiology #CXR
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... An acute rise or ... with previously stable ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #Hypertension #Workup
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... causes distension ... In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... At least 3 of (Acute ... CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table