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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
exclusion of PE in pregnant ... the teratogenic fetal ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #Pregnant
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
IBD, age > 70, pregnant ... infectious causes of acute ... 196 (1.5%) had a positive ... #Indications #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... ) Differential Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Summary Use a positive ... bowel disease w/ fecal ... calprotectin or fecal ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... #workup #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... Fecal leukocytes ... positive 2. ... Hospitalization required #Acute ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
ECG changes in acute ... stage 1 - diffuse, positive ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Positive family ... Hyperparathyroidism • Pregnancy ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... Abdominal Pain: • Pregnancy ... pain • Ectopic pregnancy ... aneurysms • Acute ... #gastroenterology
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Acute strokes are ... bright on DWI is an acute ... So BLACKsmith=metal ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology ... Neuroradiology #diagnosis