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Diagnostic approach to a limping child with an antalgic gait. 

(CBC = complete blood count; CRP
(CBC = complete ... sedimentation rate; MRI ... resonance imaging; WBC ... Antalgic #Gait #Algorithm ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Workup
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Algorithm History ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR • CBC ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... 78 year old ... chest leads Cardiac ... MRI: https://www.grepmed.com ... Cardiomyopathy #POCUS
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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... comorbidities: • CBC ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
A 70 year old was ... chest pain and a cardiac ... POCUS showed a ... 3/ #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4c
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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... Amyloidosis (AL Amyloid, Wild ... differential #cardiology #algorithm
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
IV's, Consider IL ... and Survey 4) Workup ... Shock - MI ... Cardiac surgery? ... Aggressive IVF , ABX
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... - No other workup ... cancer screening, CBC ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... aHUS, mechanical cardiac ... hypertension • Unusual RBC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Symptoms: • Cardiac ... pericarditis • Hepatic: PBC ... • Pulmonary: ILD ... symptoms #testing #workup