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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... - Cost - Cost per ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table ... #comparison
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Mechanism Decreased GI ... hypomagnesemia Excessive GI ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
- Hemorrhage (GI ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Features #Signs
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
Classification and Features ... Vomiting, Diarrhea, GI ... Classification #Features ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Nephrology
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... Measures of vitamin ... B12 are a useful part ... of the initial work-up ... #Workup #AAFP
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years - Upper GI ... - Tomography (PET ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
: Record beats per ... assessment • 0 - able ... still, but is able ... streaming down cheeks GI ... stool • 0 - no GI
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
Otherwise, it works ... starting dose before getting ... drug to remain stable ... known to have GI
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... 22 and 45 cases per ... characteristic feature ... Workup: • Complete ... Treatment: Goals: Treating
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
Algorithm for the ... with acute Lower GI ... high-risk clinical features.a ... hernodynamically stable ... GIBleed #LGIB #Algorithm