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Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes of PEA ... lungs: massive PE ... ) #PEA #arrest ... #HsTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Differential Diagnosis of Jaundice, Presentation Pattern #Diagnosis #EM #IM #GI #Jaundice #Pattern #LFTs #Workup #Table #Differential
Differential Diagnosis ... Pattern #LFTs #Workup ... #Table #Differential
Initial Clinical and Laboratory Data Base for Defining Major Syndromes in Nephrology

#Major #Syndromes #Nephrology #Diagnosis #Workup
Nephrology #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Differential # ... Table
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup ... rupture Initial workup ... HEART score • PERC ... Well score for PE ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
VISCOSITY WBC COUNT (PER ... STAIN CULTURE PCR ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
for exclusion of PE ... are outlined in Table ... PulmonaryEmbolism #PE ... #Pregnancy #Workup ... Imaging #Comparison #Table
Anemia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
 - History, Physical Exam, Labs
 - Microcytic
 - Normocytic
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Anemia - Workup ... and Differential ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Workup ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
United States, the workup ... rate for PE is ... are positive for PE ... are low risk AND PERC ... RuleOut #Criteria #PERC
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
- Cost - Cost per ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
bilirubin load (i.e., pre-hepatic ... Jaundice #Algorithm #Differential ... #Workup #bilirubinemia