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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... enzymes, Head CT ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table
Dilated Common Bile Duct on POCUS
50's yo patient with RUQ abd pain. Vitals stable/afebrile. Labs: WBC
Vitals stable/afebrile ... Subsequently had CT ... scan and MRI/MRCP ... mass in distal CBD ... Diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma
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 ... #Workup #table
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... • Non-contrast CT ... ) Other: • CBC ... Defined if 1) CT ... #diagnosis #checklist
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Chronic diarrhea / IBD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... seen • Chest CT ... #differential #causes
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Mortality due to CVD ... and Workup: • ... • Pituitary testing ... • Pituitary MRI ... or refractory cases
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Diagnosis is usually ... made by a CT scan ... were looking for CAD ... The diagnosis can ... as well as an MRA