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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o ... diet, d/c culprit medications ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... Post-CABG • Medication ... #Hepatology #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Failure, Toxins/Medications ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS ... for secondary causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... should be ruled out ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... cortical bone Treatment ... treatment; consider ... #treatment #rheumatology
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... has potential to cause ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... including liver and hematologic ... If other causes ... hemochromatosis #algorithm #diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... other obvious causes ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... - Mechanism: causes ... #management #hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... exclusion: always rule out ... other causes of ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology