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Schema for documenting a type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or non-MI troponin elevation based on
documenting a type 1 MI ... , type 2 MI, or ... non-MI troponin ... and underlying causes ... Billing #Guideline #NSTEMI
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
Post-MI Free Wall ... presenting with late STEMI ... What are some causes ... (FWR) after an MI
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

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

A key
type-I vs. type-II MI ... probably a type-2 MI ... probably a type-1 MI ... Type2 #Definition #NSTEMI ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Causes of Neutropenia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myelofibrosis Stem ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... tissue (previous MI ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... #causes #pediatrics ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Involvement - Brain Stem ... Herniation • Brain stem ... #Causes
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... sensory loss Brain Stem ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria (RBC casts ... Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Contractility: • MI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes