6 results
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Stable Angina Stress ... This is not for acute ... syndrome (ACS) evaluation ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... of respiratory distress ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf