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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... TableACS ... Dissection • Pulmonary ... #table
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
miosis during ocular ... of myasthenia gravis ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... of myasthenia gravis ... #Pharmacology #Table
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... muscles: “myasthenic crises ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia Crises ... #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... the lung) - CNS ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis ... More likely to cause ... treatment Of ocular ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... #Myasthenia #Gravis
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Framework Diagnosis ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... , prostate, ocular ... • Secondary to Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
recent DAN) • EMG/NCS ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... pain • Extra-CNS ... syndrome, Myasthenia gravis ... Manifestations #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... acidosis: - CNS ... GBS, Myasthenia gravis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis