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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural ... Transudative #Exudative #Differential ... #Algorithm #Lights ... #Criteria #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... causes (seizure, dizziness ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Neuro #IM #Sycope ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Delirium ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
as more likely ... A diagnostic algorithm ... Timing of the symptom ... #Dizziness #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... drug history #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
), Sternbach's criteria ... - Need 3 of 10 symptoms ... specificity 96%) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Serotonin ... Syndrome #Hunters #Algorithm
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurologic symptoms ... suggest a mass as ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... spasm - legs, arms ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness