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Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Instead, pause, ... about secondary causes ... you’ll do a good workup ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Anti-Emetics Guide
Serotonin antagonists:
 • Ondansetron (Zofran), Granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso) - Headache,
) -Drowsiness, EPS ... (Compazine) - EPS ... (Thorazine) - EPS ... pocketcardset #nausea ... #pharmacology #table
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Ask for vitals en ... Examine for a cause ... Diagnosis and Workup
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS ... EPS, associated ... about 95% of NMS cases ... atypicals to produce EPS ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... with previously stable ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
An EP should prioritize ... extra-abdominal causes ... abdominal pain (Table ... #Localization #Causes
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... chlorhexidine as cause ... as a possible cause ... as patient is stable ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... • Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... • Immunologic Workup ... sle #comparison #table