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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 ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison #Table
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
Key diagnostic feature ... (sat < 85% w/o ... pulse oximeter causes ... ) #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... Concentrations #Signs
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... life-threatening causes ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table
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
Acute Pancreatitis vs Chronic Pancreatitis
Causes
Signs & Symptoms
Lipase
Imaging
Diagnosis
Treatment
Complications

SCVMC Internal Medicine @SCVMCMed

#Acute #Chronic #Pancreatitis #comparison #diagnosis #table
Acute Pancreatitis ... Chronic Pancreatitis Causes ... Signs & Symptoms ... #Pancreatitis #comparison ... #diagnosis #table
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... unless worrisome EKG ... features) -
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
Rapid, increasing signs ... important key feature ... about 95% of NMS cases ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison ... #Table
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with the same symptoms ... - History of SAH ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... with previously stable ... values. 3. ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
failure Clinical Features ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... and progressive Acute ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs