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A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
A good approach ... systematic four step evaluation ... Vascular Resistance #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Hypotensive
Algorithm for Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary #Embolism #DDimer #CTA
Algorithm for Evaluation ... Pulmonary Embolism #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism ... CTA #Algorithm #Ddxof
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... revascularization (PCI ... syndrome (ACS) evaluation ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... EBV, HSV, CMV, ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... intestines, white blood cells ... #differential #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Toxic injury to BM ... - HIV • Immune ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... per μL • Diagnosis ... presentation, temporal evolution ... effect/Edema • EBV ... #differential #diagnosis
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
emergency airway management ... components of the LEMON approach ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... PCC #Heaven #Criteria
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Release from blast cells ... • Steroids: IV ... fluid overload, PCC ... #management #hematology ... #oncology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Donath-Landsteiner Antibodies[PCH ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... , HIV, rubella legionella ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... sensitize red blood cells
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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first step in evaluation ... infections (acute HIV ... , HBV, EBV, VZV, ... lung cancers, HCC ... #differential #diagnosis