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Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... which further guide ... diagnostics should be guided ... by clinical suspicion ... depends on the cause
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... history taking (guided ... HEART score to guide ... physical activity - Nausea
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
insomnia, muscle pain ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... protocol #opioid #pain ... conversion #management #Guide
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Viral replication causes ... Orchitis: Testicular pain ... Non-specific abdo pain
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... progressive back pain ... PE: - Local pain ... involvement - CT guided
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup Clinical ... regurgitation - Pain ... depending on the cause ... #Differential #Causes
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... . nausea and vomiting ... associated with nausea ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #Rare #Causes
The guide catheter was deliberately not engaged with the left main artery, as an occlusion was
The guide catheter ... with the left main ... towards the left main ... obstruction of the Left Main ... #Clinical #EM #IM
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Resistance or pain elicited by passive extension of the knees, thought to be
Resistance or pain ... thought to be caused ... Sign #Meningitis #clinical
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... transient chest pain ... stressor (chest pain ... which can help guide