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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
many possible causes ... In most cases, it ... First, physicians should ... if the diarrhea can ... specific tests to sort
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • Everyone who can ... exercise should ... production to cause ... #cardiology #management
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a central cause ... patients with an ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
dysfunction and death can ... • Excessive heating ... transfusion • Allergic ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Total scores >2 ... extubation, as it should ... not cause resp ... dissociative drug, it causes ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSH, FSHD)

Young man with left sided wasting. On examination with prominent axillary folds
with left sided wasting ... middle trapezius causes ... protraction of the shoulder ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #shoulder #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
More likely to cause ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... glucocorticoids - can ... cause transient ... #management #neurology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
demand in the setting ... rapidly over a short ... NSTEMI - During an ... thrombus formation causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
EOM testing displayed ... The most common causes ... the hospital, diagnosed ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology