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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
radiation, and should ... 1 #Diagnosis ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Comparison ... #Table #Pregnant
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
extrapyramidal symptoms ... patient with NMS should ... #Diagnosis #Serotonin ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison ... #Table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... negative predictive value ... treatment - Requires endoscopy ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
trapezius ridges or shoulders ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... • Immunologic Workup ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... is required for diagnosis ... left-sided heart valves ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... when evaluation should ... with previously stable ... values. 3.
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Miserly - Lack of generosity when it
Over-devotion to work ... way that things should ... object has no value ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... Criteria #Signs #Symptoms