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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... syncope Tests: ECG ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... #workup #testing ... #table #comparison
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Malabsorption (e.g ... warfarin, DOACs (e.g ... Autoimmune disorders (e.g ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... • Metastases (e.g ... #Liver #Mass #Hepatology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... evaluation or workup ... signs or symptoms (eg ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pre-Hepatic ... Sepsis • Drugs (e.g ... Dubin Johnson Post-Hepatic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Algorithm Elevated ... Polycythemia - Acquired Causes ... Hypoxia-independent: Post-renal ... Paraneoplastic (e.g ... #Algorithm #hematology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
causes: cirrhosis ... more than one cause ... (e.g. cirrhosis ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #hepatology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... reabsorption) Workup ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... Most patients, however ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table