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Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
for the workup ... The diagnostic workup ... suppressed PTH values ... calcium-creatinine ratio cutoff value ... Thus, further testing
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... positive predictive value ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Endemic Regions - Clinical ... cheese, ice cream) Clinical ... Transaminitis - Radiology ... #Criteria #Workup ... #Testing
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... 85% of predicted value ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Still useful for diagnosis ... Resource limited setting ... Hepatojugular #Reflux #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
the neck in the setting ... Mario Vargas Galgani ... Neck #Pulsation #PhysicalExam ... Coarctation #Aorta #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
• Use lab testing ... an appropriate clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Clinical Examination of the Cardiovascular System

#Cardiovascular #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Clinical Examination ... Cardiovascular #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... node biopsy • Clinical ... biopsy • Lab values ... UnknownOrigin #workup ... #diagnosis
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Interpretation Checklist ... interpretation #radiology ... #diagnosis #labeled ... #anatomy #clinical