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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis ... #workup #testing ... #table #comparison
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Tests for Celiac ... antibodies - Most ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... taken at home, work ... • White-coat ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Malabsorption (e.g. celiac ... disease, CF, IBD ... Advanced Liver Disease ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... (when evaluation ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #Workup #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infarction • Stable ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... Simplex Virus/Post-Herpetic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... : Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... during Delivery • Stable ... products early post-partum ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... they have one post ... op Cardiology ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation ... stratification #diagnosis