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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... postural BP) 4) Medical ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
COPD assessment ... mMRC: modified Medical ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... GOLD2011 #GOLD2017 #History ... #Comparison #Staging
Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and a history of COPD

FAMUS @FAMUSultrasound

#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS #COPD
symptoms and a history ... of COPD FAMUS ... COVID19 #POCUS #COPD ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Diplopia: Diplopia has been explored previously on ddxof. The earlier algorithm
Evaluation of Diplopia ... features of the history ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... #Differential # ... Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... History is very ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Sycope #Causes #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differentiating Seizure and Syncope via H&P and Collateral Information

#Diagnosis #Syncope #Seizure #Comparison #Differentiation #Features #History #Algorithm
Information #Diagnosis ... Syncope #Seizure #Comparison ... Differentiation #Features #History ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... usually < 45, History ... #comparison #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
heart failure, COPD ... in particular) Evaluation ... Cryptococcal Ag, Urine Histo ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
starts with a good history ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Take a thorough history ... Medical history ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... stratification #diagnosis