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Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
- Differential Diagnosis ... health issues • Medication ... disease • Protein losing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
- Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome • Protein-losing ... Post-CABG • Medication ... Effusion #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Glasgow Coma Scale - Adult and Pediatrics

Check on the health of a newborn baby using the
a newborn baby using ... APGAR is a general indication ... Adult #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bilateral • Protein-losing ... insufficiency • Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... Lower #Extremity #PhysicalExam
How to measure your blood pressure at home
1) PREPARE
 - Avoid caffeine, cigarettes and other stimulants
blood pressure medication ... you take your medication ... and in position during ... no distractions during ... monitoring #ambulatory #diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... increased blood volume during ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... dizzy without using ... Visual Impairment, Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Illustrations showing elements of a shoulder assessment. Also included on a shoulder assessment would be determination
tendon tenderness (using ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
dark; • Slow redilation ... females Differential Diagnosis ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... , work or when using ... licorice • Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis