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Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Embolism Well's Criteria ... for PE • Clinical ... Signs and Symptoms ... leg swelling and pain
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... and Signs: 1. ... Abdominal pain; ... #algorithm #management
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... precipitated by medications ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... edema, abdominal pain ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #criteria #allergy
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cramps: • Muscle pain ... → Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness ... #causes #stroke
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... #Management #Signs
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... and signs below ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... differential #algorithm
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Frailty Score ... heavy housework, medications ... from whatever cause ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Scale #Score #
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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Pathogenesis and clinical ... dyspnea, chest pain ... carrying anti-anxiety medication ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... patient was having pain ... accounted for by cold symptoms ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Addiction