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Acute Coronary Syndrome - Management Algorithm
 • STEMI
 • NSTEMI (Troponin Positive) / Unstable Angina (UA,
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... - Management Algorithm ... : • PCI • Fibrinolysis ... Acute #Coronary #Syndrome ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Ill paralysis (PCA ... Psilocybin mushrooms, PCP ... Miosis: Horner's syndrome ... , Posterior Synechiae
Assessment and Treatment of Severe Asthma, According to Inflammatory Phenotypes, in Patients without a Response to
Assessment and Treatment ... Multidisciplinary Management ... #Management #PCC ... Asthma #Severe #Algorithm
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Hantavirus PCR ... • Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: • ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Algorithm in Transplant ... C. difficile PCR ... Norovirus PCR (Stool ... consider multiplex PCR ... #diagnosis #differential
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... Algorithm for patients ... revascularization (PCI ... acute coronary syndrome ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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lumbar spine • MCC ... constipation Differential ... perineum, and posterior ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... APML #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects of SCC ... thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... life-threatening Differential ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... 3) UOP > 0.5 cc ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management