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Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... Status #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Delirium # ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... #Differential #
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Status #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... will be seen IM ... IMPOCUSFocus #ABCs ... #POCUS #Differential
The Death of MONA in ACS: Part IV – Aspirin provides protection against cardiovascular events (reinfarction,
Death of MONA in ACS ... well as reduce ... cause mortality #EBM ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #MONA #ACS #ASPIRIN
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... intrinsic renal disease ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Urology #Hematuria ... #Macroscopic #Differential
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... , liver, renal disease ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia ... Pseudohyponatremia #Differential
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
Neck Mass - Differential ... Viral (reactive): EBV ... Actinomyces, Cat-scratch diwase ... Lipoma, Cyst BCM IM ... #Neck #Mass #Differential
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Tachycardia - Differential ... Torsades - ACS ... Nonstructural Heart Disease ... #Tachycardia #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Goodpasture's Disease ... proteinuria, dysmorphic RBCs ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Grafts, Valves, AS ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... Smear ↑ abnormal RBCs ... #Hemolysis #Differential