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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... enzymes, Head CT ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... Effectiveness #table
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... Supportive: genetic testing ... , LGE on MRI) Four ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... #Stress #Testing
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... In detecting CT ... /MRI abnormality ... Pronator #Drift #Testing ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... CT or MRI scan of ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Screening #Workup #table
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Computed Tomography (CT ... Resonance Imaging (MRI ... #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... failure, acute MI ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Non-contrast CT ... obstruction - Able ... abdominal pain: diagnoses ... Combination of above MRI ... urinary tract: diagnostic
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Echocardiogram • Head CT ... Carotid US • Brain MRI ... • EEG • Cardiac ... stress testing ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis