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Progression of Imaging Findings in Acute Stroke - Timeline
Onset → Hours → Days → Weeks →
• Non-Enhanced CT ... • Pre-Contrast T1 ... Post-Contrast T1 ... Stroke #Timeline #diagnosis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Computed Tomography (CT ... precontrast, T1 ... portal venous, T1 ... Ultrasound #Contrast #CT ... #differential #diagnosis
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
age • Social work ... survey • Head CT ... • Abdominal CT ... Abuse #Guidelines #Workup ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
- History and Workup ... X-ray (or chest CT ... history), Consider CT ... Unintentional #Diagnosis ... #workup #history
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... meds, Consider diagnostic ... 50mOsm/kg, Consider CT ... Abdominal imaging (CT ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... → CT urography and ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Workup
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... enzymes, Head CT ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis ... #workup #testing
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
/Q scanning or CT-PA ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... • Non-contrast CT ... Defined if 1) CT ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
tox/infectious workup ... appropriate Consider CT ... Delirium #Evaluation #Workup ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis