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Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
Age appropriate cancer ... screening • Chest ... X-ray (or chest CT ... history), Consider CT ... Unintentional #Diagnosis
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
ACA Colorectal Cancer ... Screening Guidelines ... for Colorectal Cancer ... Screening Tests ... mortality 26% • CT
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
for Colorectal Cancer ... Screening Tests ... mortality 26% • CT ... #Colorectal #Cancer ... #colon #Screening
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC ... BNP, troponin if concern ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... Other tests: • CT ... seen on chest CT
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
pyelonephritis, CT ... stone WBC 12.5 Cr ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... to help confirm diagnosis ... , though exact pathology
GRACE-2 Guidelines for Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the ED

1) Should adult ED patients with low-risk,
receive a repeat CT ... unless there is concern ... pelvic or biliary pathology ... abdominal pain receive screening ... Pain #Emergency #diagnosis