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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... syncope Tests: ECG ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... #workup #testing ... #table #comparison
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... BNP, troponin if concern ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... recent DAN) • EMG
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Echocardiogram ... Normal work up including ... negative ECG, CXR ... Post-op course initially ... Ventricular #Mass #Cancer
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... • ↓ Renal K+ ... reabsorption) Workup ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Elimination (see Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
infection • Most ... shows a small, stable ... foreign body, cancer ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
The most common ... by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... , and possibly renal ... (e.g. incidental ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary