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San Francisco Syncope Rule (SFSR) defines high risk criteria for patients with syncope.

Mnemonic: CHESS
 Congestive heart
San Francisco Syncope ... patients with syncope ... Mnemonic: CHESS ... pressure <90 mmHg #Diagnosis ... Stratification #CHESS #Mnemonic
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic ... Stroke, Seizure, Syncope ... AEIOUTIPS #AEIOU #Mnemonic ... encephalopathy #diagnosis
TEG INTERPRETATION MADE EASY WITH WINE GLASSES

#Diagnosis #Pharmacology #Hematology #Coagulation #Thromboelastogram #TEG #Interpretation #WineGlasses #Mnemonic
WINE GLASSES #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology # ... #WineGlasses #Mnemonic
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
assessment in Syncope ... missed in the syncope ... too #WOBBLER #Mnemonic ... #Syncope #EKG # ... ECG #Diagnosis #
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Compromise (e.g. syncope ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
#differential #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology #
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... failure Heat Syncope ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... hypotension → Syncope ... #differential #diagnosis
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
#Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL ... #Mnemonic