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Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
and extrinsic pathways ... in the common pathway ... Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... to the common pathway
Alternatives to opioids for pain management in the emergency department decreases opioid usage and maintains patient
opioids for pain management ... Pain pathways by ... indication #Management ... #Indications #Pathways
Emergency Department ED Chest Pain Evaluation Pathway

Dr. Reuben Strayer @ https://twitter.com/emupdates

#ChestPain #Evaluation #Algorithm #Pathway #EmergencyDepartment #Diagnosis
Pain Evaluation Pathway ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Pathway ... EmergencyDepartment #Diagnosis #Management
Antiemetics and Vomiting

#Pathophysiology #Antiemetics #Locations #Action #Pathways #Nausea #Chemotherapy #TriggerZone #CTZ
Locations #Action #Pathways ... #Nausea #Chemotherapy
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... deficiencies: Contact pathway ... Pre-analytical cause ... to the common pathways ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... electrical conduction pathway ... this abnormal pathway
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... or pigmented casts ... renal biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... ultrasonography - Manaqement
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Hypotension Mesolimbic Pathway ... Mesocortical Pathway ... Tuberoinfundibular Pathway ... Nigrostriatal Pathway ... , and/or limbs caused
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
discomfort Cardiac Causes ... • Accessory pathway ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes