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Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
how contagious / transmissible ... diseases (SARS, MERS ... Ebola) and their case-fatality ... Fatality 11% MERS ... #SARS #Ebola #MERS
How does the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV2019) compare to Ebola, SARS, MERS? Cases and Deaths
Weighing diseases
to Ebola, SARS, MERS ... Cases and Deaths ... 8,437 Confirmed cases ... , 813 deaths MERS ... comparison #viruses #MERS
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
factitious disorder • Meds ... hyperbilirubinemia • Meds ... Urine: • Any cause ... Pseudomonas • Meds ... dyes typically cause
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
• Vasodilatory meds ... Aortic stenosis • Meds ... • Vasodilatory meds ... differential #diagnosis #causes
The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
different) PMHx: - Focus ... liver biopsy Meds ... - Outpatient meds ... prior hepatotoxic meds
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Pneumonia on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... travel hx, home meds ... Lung POCUS shows
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
criteria • Tx: Meds ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Narrow #Irregular #causes
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hyperthyroid, Bony Mets ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
(B) Mees’ lines ... the nails can be caused ... nail grows.3 In Mees ... Mees’ lines are ... paired white lines caused
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... , Osteoblastic mets ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes