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Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
of the fluid in conjunction ... etiology, narrow the differential ... diagnoses, & design a management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... abnormalities, conduction ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Physical Exam
Weber Test:
 • Normal: Sound is equal bilaterally
 •
Conductive vs Sensorineural ... bilaterally • Conductive ... • Normal: Air conduction ... • Conductive: ... Bone conduction
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... site of bowel connection ... • Should be on differential ... Management: SURGERY ... Fistula #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ESR, CRP • EKG: Conduction ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Hearing Loss #Diagnosis #ENT #HearingLoss #Differential #Sensorineural #Conductive #Algorithm #Ddxof
Algorithm and Differential ... #HearingLoss #Differential ... Sensorineural #Conductive
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
degree" • 1:1 conduction ... Block: Delayed conduction ... Less than 1:1 AV conduction ... Block: Slowed conduction ... Block: Slowed conduction
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... with Variable AV Conduction ... rhythm SVT with conduction ... rhythm SVT with conduction ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential
We present an algorithm for pain management in the polytrauma patient that divides patients into three
algorithm for pain management ... refractory shock (Condition ... occult shock (Condition ... hemodynamics (Condition ... #Management #Pain
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
transformation (CML) / Induction ... hyperleukocytosis (AML) / Induction ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... Diagnosis #Treatment #Management