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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Algorithm History ... life-threatening causes ... troponin; HEART score ... • PERC; Well score ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Status #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... and the HEART score ... physical activity - Nausea ... Calculate a HEART score
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Neonatal Jaundice Causes ... be classified as ... Neonatal #Jaundice #Algorithm ... #Differential #Workup
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
nephrotic syndrome as ... a cause for exudative ... Although nonhepatic causes ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
However, once the total ... 60—80% of the total ... same information as ... infections are common causes ... glomerular #testing #workup
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... you’ll do a good workup ... As with many disease ... #workup #hematology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Total scores >2 ... Can also be used as ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... for procedures as
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Guidelines for Crises ... other, more common causes ... monitoring of: core ... Arterial blood gases ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
However. once the total ... 60-80% of the total ... same information as ... infections are common causes ... glomerular #disease #workup