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Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Regularly-occurring atrial activity
 • ≥ 240 atrial depolarizations (i.e. flutter waves)
EKG • Regularly-occurring ... baseline in at least one ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Algorithm - ... Septic Embolism (e.g ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... Mycotic Aneurysm (e.g ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Tumours ... - See Bone Lesions ... Malignancy • Drugs (e.g ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Intra-Articular ... - Bone ... • Fascitis (e.g ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Arrhythmias on ECG ... tachycardia ECG ... beats) because one ... #tachycardia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... Low in bone marrow ... of substrate (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology #Microcytic
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
risk actor for arterial ... • Provoked (e.g ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
syndrome (WPW) is one ... pathway between the atria ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
, parts of the axial ... • A clinical diagnosis ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Nonspecific inhibitors e.g ... factor e.g. ... inhibitory drugs e.g ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology