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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
radiation, and should ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Comparison
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... - Infectious workup ... or TSH level if symptoms ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... fastest approach to stabilize
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is conscious, symptoms ... Treat haemodynamic instability ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Myotonic Dystrophy
Typically presents in middle age with weakness of hands, legs and neck.
 - Mental deficiency
Sternocleidomastoid, Shoulder ... Myotonia occurs - inability ... Dystrophy #Myotonia #Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Ability to safely ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
extrapyramidal symptoms ... to produce EPS symptoms ... patient with NMS should ... #Diagnosis #Serotonin ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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Intensity, and Lability ... anxiety about work ... of illness, the symptoms ... by it, and the ability ... MSE #psychiatry #diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... • Immunologic Workup ... constitutional symptoms ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
trapezius ridges or shoulders ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... when evaluation should ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #Differential #Diagnosis