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Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... polydipsia - Beer ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... carotid sinus syndrome ... syncope (ruling out differential ... and an initial ECG ... guided by clinical
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... auditory symptoms in conjunction ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... MRI lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
evaluation should be ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... should roughly be ... In this case, the ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
evaluate potential causes ... pathway that can cause ... segment • Epsilon #clinical ... Clinical Utility ... #cardiology #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Compartment syndrome
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... cord lesions can be ... • Extrinsic Causes ... - Infection (e.g ... #lesions #differential
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... voltage Other Causes ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram