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Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
can be seen on EKG ... without reciprocal changes ... First line treatment ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... /symptoms, positive ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... , weight loss, regurgitation
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... is conscious, symptoms ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Dehydration • Symptoms ... tinnitus, visual changes ... , stroke symptoms ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... unless worrisome EKG
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... or TSH level if symptoms ... oral secretions (e.g ... fastest approach to stabilize ... monitoring (vital signs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... not be subtle e.g ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... headaches, vision changes ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... CN7, parotid), CT ... inflammatory cause) • EMG ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
life • M=F Symptoms ... and Signs: 50% ... mental status changes ... and signs: • ... diagnostic procedures (eg
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
search for warning signs ... or symptoms warranting ... urgent treatment ... palpitations, changes ... electrocardiography (ECG
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
mental status changes ... , autonomic instability ... drugs of abuse (e.g ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms