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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 ... #Diagnosis #Metacognition ... Types #Causes #Differential
Causes of Hyperpyrexia (Temp > 106.7° F) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Heat Stroke
 • Drug-induced: Amphetamines,
> 106.7° F) - Differential ... Diagnosis • Heat ... Serotonin syndrome: SSRIs ... #Hyperpyrexia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... power) Selection bias ... recall Late-look bias ... time Lead-time bias ... #calculations #diagnosis
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
Confirmation bias ... Availability bias ... information is ... #Diagnosis #Metacognition ... Types #Causes #Differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis by Mechanism ... cyclosporine, SSRIs ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Meds (Opiates, SSRIs ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... diagnostic list ... multiple masses is ... most important diagnoses ... Sometimes it is
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis According ... narrow down your differential ... is not exhaustive ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
antihistamines, TCAs, SSRIs ... #pharmacology #differential ... #diagnosis
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Pseudopheochromocytoma - respond to SSRIs ... #Hypertension #differential ... #diagnosis