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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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and Workup Algorithm ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... : • EKG • Bedside ... PE • CTA/VQ scan ... #Algorithm #workup
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... blood cultures - ECG ... insulin antibodies #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Hypoglycemia ... #Differential #Algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... for alternate diagnoses ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... #treatment #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
defining feature, PRS can ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... & DIAGNOSIS Labs ... recent DAN) • EMG ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
dysfunction and death can ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... a negative ED work-up ... with a negative diagnostic ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
treatment) • Can ... of lipid-laden 'foamy ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... suggestive but not diagnostic ... #diagnosis #management
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
excellent tool that can ... admission for further workup ... the ED to help focus ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... How can the coronary ... as the vessels can ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm