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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... : • EKG • Bedside ... PE • CTA/VQ scan ... #Chest #Pain #Diagnosis
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Neonatal Jaundice Causes ... hyperbilirubinemia can ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Neonatal ... #Differential #Workup
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... respiratory tract (e.g ... has potential to cause ... Massive #Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
dysfunction and death can ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
Pericarditis can ... be seen on EKG ... in refractory cases ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... intrathoracic pressure can ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• Everyone who can ... production to cause ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... #management #diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... penumbra) • Can ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
is desirable, e.g ... identify non-calculus causes ... for non-calculus causes ... than a CT-based scan ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... mm is needed to cause ... Hypertensive emergency can ... hypertension (e.g ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare