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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... #NegativePredictiveValue ... #Calculation #Table
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... • Hyperdynamic circulation ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential ... Hemolysis within circulation ... Extravascular #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
- Inability to differentiate ... simple arithmetic calculations ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Consider potential causes ... actions (Box D). ❹ Circulation ... • If circulation ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Airway #Pressure #Differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... Pathophysiology #causes
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
pressure as a cause ... . ❹ Circulation ... potential surgical causes ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... #Hypotension #Differential
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... most possible causes ... bind Cbl in the circulation ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
evaluating potential causes ... APL valve. ❺ Circulation ... of spontaneous circulation ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... collateral venous circulation ... Constipation • Nausea ... Hyponatremia • Nausea ... emergencies #oncology #differential