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Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
: The Rational Clinical ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #AcuteCoronarySyndrome ... #Symptoms #Signs ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Autoimmune Myositis ... level of muscle weakness ... less systemic symptoms ... , holster sign, ... anti-synthetase syndrome
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms ... : The Rational Clinical ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #AcuteCoronarySyndrome ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... • Autoimmune:
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Glucose/Temp • ACS ... Bradycardia Cardiac ... • Post cardiac ... Trichinosis Autoimmune ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... and signs below ... - Radiation myelopathy ... - Radiation myelopathy ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... with a stable symptom ... acute coronary syndrome ... (ACS) evaluation ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune ... Hodgkin lymphoma - Autoimmune ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
spinal cord - Autoimmune ... findings: - Weakness ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... - Radiation myelopathy