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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
The radiation dose ... teratogenic fetal dose ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup
Vascular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Petechiae < 0.2 cm diameter
 - Purpura 0.2
Skin Lesions - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blanches with Pressure ... Telangiectasia Does ... not blanche with pressure
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
- Have you done ... Hypercalcemia #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #endocrinology ... elevated #evaluation #workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... use of adequate doses ... #Hypertension #Workup
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Suggested diagnostic ... lymphangioscintigraphy can be done ... This differential ... #workup #algorithm ... #differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Diagnosis Baseline ... intravesicular pressure ... #Injury #AKI #Workup ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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failure - Acute pressure ... Heart #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential ... Diagnosis Physiologic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... diagnosis is to ... - Pus - exsudate ... if the patient does ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
narrowing the differential ... diagnosis. ... impacted (mucus or pus-filled ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #Pulmonary