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Cognitive bias cheat sheet - 
Because thinking is hard.

#Diagnosis #Metacognition #Cognitive #Biases #Types #Causes #Differential #MedEd
Cognitive bias cheat ... Because thinking is ... Biases #Types #Causes ... #Differential #
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... individual studies Clinical ... Proves cause-effect ... diseases, describe clinical ... but not on the causal
Subjective Tinnitus: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Subjective Tinnitus - Perceived sound with no acoustic stimulus, heard only
Pathogenesis and clinical ... refers to sound caused ... #Tinnitus #Causes ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
Confirmation bias ... Availability bias ... information is ... Biases #Types #Causes ... #Differential #
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
It is caused by ... endobronchial TB, it is ... actually seen in all causes ... Sign #diagnosis #clinical ... radiology #ChestCT #pathophysiology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell’s Palsy is ... an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... but its clinically ... neurology #anatomy #pathophysiology
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
Hyperkalemia Differential ... lyse as sample is ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #high #pathophysiology
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
• Drug Fever CLINICAL ... NOTE: There is ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
production and its ... The key is that ... although hepatic causes ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Vitamin deficiency causes clinical disease
Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.  Vitamin C is important for the
Vitamin deficiency causes ... clinical disease ... Vitamin C is important ... Vitamin C is also ... #Pathophysiology