41 results
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Elevated Troponin Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... End Stage Renal Disease ... Structural Heart Disease ... Distribution: Acute
The diagonal crease in the lobe of the ear (Frank's sign) is a sign theoretically related
coronary artery disease ... coronary disease ... : 17891926 #PhysicalExam ... Earlobe #Clinical ... #Photo
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs
Terry's Nails

Proximal paleness extending halfway up the nail, often eliminating the lunula. Darker distal band. Seen
Darker distal band ... advanced age, liver disease ... #Fingernails #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... pseudotumor 4 phenotypes ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute ... #workup #treatment
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... In cerebellar diseases ... Reflex #Positive #Abnormal ... #Clinical #Video ... #Signs #PhysicalExam
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
painless, no systemic signs ... biopsy preferred Differential ... University Infectious Diseases ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection #clinical ... #photo #hand
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... Fecal leukocytes and ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... signs of end-organ ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal disease
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... • Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease