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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
• Provoked (e.g ... - No other workup ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... known diabetes who are ... : CXR, UA, urine ... blood cultures - ECG ... #Differential #Algorithm
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... ED triage notes are ... will also get an EKG ... and CXR ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Age 4. ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... stratification #diagnosis