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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis and Workup ... function test, ANA (e.g ... neurologic/psychiatric changes ... #Workup #hematology
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
repolarization; changes ... repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes #
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
specificity for EKG ... EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for other causes ... in relation to ECG ... Non-specific ST-T Changes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Diagnosis and workup ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... - Behavioral changes ... - Behavioral changes ... Dementia - 2nd cause
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Common sodium channel ... blockers which cause ... QRS #widening #ECG ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... Differential #Drugs #Classes
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... life-threatening causes ... rupture Initial workup ... : • EKG • Bedside ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
dialysis indication (e.g ... Nephrotoxic drugs (e.g ... are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
perceptions with changes ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... • Infection (e.g ... Brain lesions (e.g
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... of the initial work-up ... possible neuropathic changes ... Homocysteine #Algorithm #Workup
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
without biopsy) e.g ... and/or cytology (e.g ... of alternative causes ... Algorithm #diagnosis #Workup