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Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
- History and Workup ... X-ray (or chest CT ... history), Consider CT ... www.youtube.com/c/ ... Unintentional #Diagnosis #workup
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
computed tomography (CT ... excretory phase on CT ... ureter (Panel C, ... Radiology #Pathology #CT ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy #NEJM
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
fistula, type C, ... Type C, the most ... collectively known as the VACTERL ... #NEJM #clinical ... fistula #type #C
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
enzymes, Head CT ... www.youtube.com/c/ ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... 50mOsm/kg, Consider CT ... Abdominal imaging (CT ... www.youtube.com/c/ ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... • Non-contrast CT ... if available) C) ... Defined if 1) CT ... #CVA #stroke #workup
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
tomography (Panel C) ... #NEJM #clinical ... laryngoscope #radiology #CT
Disseminated Blastomycosis - Computed tomography (CT) of his chest showed an infiltrate in the right upper
Computed tomography (CT ... budding (Panel C) ... Blastomycosis #CT ... BroadBasedBud #Microscopy #NEJM
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Cost-Effectiveness Workup ... Echocardiogram • Head CT ... www.youtube.com/c/ ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup
Giant Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysm - Computed tomography (CT) performed without the administration of contrast material revealed
Computed tomography (CT ... CT angiography and ... (Panels B and C) ... Radiology #Neuro #CT ... Intracranial #Aneurysm #NEJM