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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... regurgitation - Pain (back ... depending on the cause ... Aortitis #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Differential #Causes
TUNA FISH Mnemonic for Red Flag Symptoms in Back Pain
(When to consider further workup / imaging)

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Flag Symptoms in Back ... consider further workup ... TUNAFISH #Mnemonic #RedFlag ... #Symptoms #Back
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... non-obese, non-black ... Causes: • Vascular ... #Hypertension #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
anaphylaxis treatment pack ... investigation pack ... chlorhexidine as cause ... as a possible cause ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... taken at home, work ... Hypertension Secondary Causes ... Cocaine • Black ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Look back in the ... about secondary causes ... you’ll do a good workup ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
Guidelines for Crises ... ❺ Call blood bank ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... and lipid rescue pack ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... dormitories) - Lack ... #headache #redflags
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Guidelines for Crises ... other, more common causes ... for MH treatment pack ... Arterial blood gases ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup