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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
scanning or CT-PA is ... the teratogenic fetal ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... #Workup #Imaging
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
immunocompromised, IBD ... , age > 70, pregnant ... infectious causes of acute ... 196 (1.5%) had a positive ... #Indications #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Workup Summary ... Use a positive diagnostic ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Routine stool cultures ... Rule out celiac disease
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... Routine stool culture ... positive 2. ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
intermediate risk of disease ... Mycobacterial culture ... Liquid and solid cultures ... Mycobacterial culture ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Positive family ... taken at home, work ... Hyperparathyroidism • Pregnancy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
are positive in ... (+): Acute: ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
, and the base is ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
The final step is ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... Metabolic Acidosis, Pregnancy ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... significantly positive ... coronary heart disease ... : • Acute Coronary