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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #SickleCell #Complications
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
: hospitalized pts ... Cardiac: multiple case ... 7-28% -> Incr risk ... complications, ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... fatigue despite clinical ... remission • Risk ... and/or stress • Pts ... /other causes
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the paradoxical rise ... Causes = RV failure ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... • Minority of Pts ... Thromboembolic complications ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... adverse events or complications ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... circulation = risk ... Better call hematology ... #workup #hematology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
the underlying cause ... Kussmaul's (JVP rise ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... prematurely • risk ... membrane into the CNS ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
preferred due to fewer complications ... In cases where closed ... Increases risk of ... Reduction #MSK #PhysicalExam ... #Orthopedics #clinical