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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... volume depletion, abdominal ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... and Screening Testing ... Common causes: ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... Screening #Workup #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Carnett's Sign to localize Abdominal Wall (Musculoskeletal) Pain
Step 1 : The clinician identifies and palpates the
Sign to localize Abdominal ... tenderness (resting ... 2: The patient raises ... the examination table ... shoulders off the bed, tensing
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... K+ in the ECF causes ... patients we are all treating ... #foamed #criticalcare