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To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
with Alzheimer’s disease ... #FAST #Stage #Score ... Functional #Assessment #Staging ... #Test #Hospice ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... , Clostridium, Snakes ... Laboratory Tests ... #hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
requested at that stage ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... alcohol-related liver disease ... ; AST, aspartate ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
and nephrotic syndrome ... year. ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... #Staging ** ... of Infectious Diseases
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
- Check Obtain imaging ... of cholestatic disease ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... , sparing the ear ... carcinoma • Thoracic ... history • Smoking status ... #differential #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... determine if stress test ... year Risk Stratify ... upper abdominal/thoracic ... stratification #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Liver function tests ... ↑ AST ↑ ALT ↑ bilirubin ... Increased CD163 staining ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... Starts distally ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text