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Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Practical Approach to Grading ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Algorithm #Assessment
Internal Hemorrhoids - Classification
Grade l: 
 • 1st-degree or primary hemorrhoids - normal or near-normal
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Hemorrhoids - Classification ... reduced manually • Chronic ... mucosal atrophy, friability ... #Hemorrhoids #Classification ... #grading #grades
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Grade diastolic ... pressure (LVFP): #Algorithm ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Grading ... #Classification
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... • Anemia • Chronic ... Fatigability, Variability ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
GI losses - Chronic ... renal tubular dysfunction ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Magnesium #Table #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... Fatigue Syndrome ... #causes
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Prader-Willi ... Marrow Transplant Chronic ... Chronic UTI) • ... endocrinology #causes
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... lactic acid by colonic ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #Classification
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Guillain–Barré syndrome ... Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome ...  Most common cause ...  Myasthenia gravis ...  CIDP: Chronic