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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... Carotid U/S, EEG, Brain ... #workup #testing ... #table #comparison
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... initial treatment algorithms ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis ... #table
Typical features of meningitis vs. Encephalitis 

Meningitis is inflammation of the subarachnoid space, the fluid bathing
fluid bathing the brain ... inflammation of the brain ... #Encephalitis #Comparison ... #Features #Table ... #Diagnosis
Balamuthia vs Acanthamoeba vs Naegleria - Comparison
Exposure - Host - CNS disease - CNS spread -
vs Naegleria - Comparison ... Exposure - Host ... Ameba in CSF - Brain ... #Table #InfectiousDiseases ... #diagnosis
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... Renal Losses (AKI, Post-AKI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... therefore occur in the setting ... immunocompromised host ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... they have one post ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... stratification #diagnosis
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... to have a "wood-grain ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
What’s the Core Difference ... Unilateral, around eye, tearing ... stiffness) • Brain ... Primary #Secondary #Comparison ... #Neurology #Diagnosis