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Typical Clinical Features of Major Causes of Acute Chest Discomfort

#ChestPain #Features #Signs #Symptoms #Comparison #Table #Characteristics
Typical Clinical ... Features of Major Causes ... of Acute Chest ... ChestPain #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with the same symptoms ... immunization Temporal arteritis ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... or sed rate): Value ... GCA, but normal values ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... values. 3. ... hypertension and signs ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... left-sided heart valves ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
headache is a symptom ... : • SAH (Thunderclap ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... Primary #Secondary #Comparison
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... Serologic and EMG ... Bedside: ice pack ... - Peek sign ... aspiration and acute