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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Brain MRI, Cardiac stress ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis ... #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Acromegaly #Secondary ... #Workup #table
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... by age 16 with secondary ... age 14 without secondary ... , weight loss, stress
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Hypoglycemia Workup ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... metabolic demand causes ... Normally, glucose stores ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Hungry bones syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... , weight loss, stress ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... #Hypertension #Workup
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
infarction Takotsubo (stress ... wave inversion syndrome ... Secondary T wave ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
patients with Stable ... Angina Stress ... Test -> ? ... acute coronary syndrome ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
and workup ... ... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... Dementia - 2nd cause