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Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Consciousness - Workup ... Non-Focal • Refer to Blood ... Work and Imaging ... Altered #ALOC #Workup ... #diagnosis #workup
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
by asphyxia or blood ... • Workup • General ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Arthropod bites: malaria ... toxoplasmosis • Blood ... : < 7 days: malaria ... 7-21 days: malaria ... > 21 days: malaria
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Peripheral blood ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... glucocorticoid treatment
Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
evaluation and treatment ... neutropenia #Algorithm #workup
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood ... falciparum but rare in blood ... Plasmodium #Falciparum #Blood ... #microbiology #malaria
Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: Hyperemesis Gravidarum vs Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy

Diagnosis, Workup and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Pregnancy Diagnosis, Workup ... and Treatment
Algorithm for workup of thrombocytopenia based on observation of the peripheral blood film. 
TTP/HUS indicates thrombotic
Algorithm for workup ... the peripheral blood
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood ... ~75% of human malaria ... P.f. but rare in blood ... Plasmodium #Falciparum #Blood ... #microbiology #malaria
Dyspnea. A systems based approach from @DocMartins94
The workup of a patient with dyspnea (shortness of breath)
DocMartins94 The workup ... guide appropriate treatment ... outline of the workup