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Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Neonatal Jaundice Causes ... be classified as ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Neonatal #Jaundice #Algorithm ... #Differential #Workup
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
years - Additional Workup ... Conjugate Vaccines (PCV ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm ... #PCV #PneumococcalConjugateVaccines
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... vs. chronic) 2) ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... Myasthenia Crises ... aspiration and acute ... immunosuppressants - Meds
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
normal in mild cases ... A vs. ... - Acute Bleeding ... by a hemophilia treatment ... Avoid meds that
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine • MCC- acute ... - Emergency Causes ... Syringomyelia • Spinal AVM ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
disorder URGENT WORKUP ... weight loss or acute ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... the underlying cause ... gastroenterology #workup
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... weeks incubation Acute ... smear negative, PCR ... (RBBB; others: AV ... Tests - check Acute
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Give albuterol as ... - IVF as
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
are mixed GH & PRL ... Diagnosis and Workup ... levels not useful as ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment