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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... postural BP) 4) Medical ... history (cardiac ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Summary flowchart for investigating suspected pulmonary embolism. Visit gramproject.com for more medical diagrams, tables and flowcharts
investigating suspected pulmonary ... gramproject.com for more medical ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #em #pulmonary ... #clinical
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... History and ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... positive Family History ... Disease Abnormal Chest ... Snoring Chronic Chest
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Endemic fungi: Histo ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Epidemiology: • M=F • Median ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... Broncholithiasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Take a thorough history ... Medical history ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
starts with a good history ... fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
external factors • Median ... in the knee-to-chest ... incisional hernias: clinical ... Radicular pain - History ... Abdominal #Pain #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
History of immunosuppressive ... Disease: Clinical ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential