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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 ... Consider ESR, CRP
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
BNP, troponin if concern ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... Other tests: • CT ... seen on chest CT ... RBC casts, low grade
Pigmented Macule - A Skin Manifestation of Invasive Breast Cancer - However, a pigmented macule that
Invasive Breast Cancer ... #Clinical #Derm ... #Pathology #InvasiveDuctal ... PigmentedMacule #Microscopy #NEJM
Glucagonoma-Associated Rash - The rash involved the arms, genitals, and buttocks and had progressed to the
well-circumscribed, low-grade ... Clinical #HONC #Derm ... #Pathology #Radiology ... Rash #Microscopy #CT ... #NEJM
Radiation-Induced Angiosarcoma after Breast-Cancer Treatment - Physical examination revealed an area of skin 10 cm in
Angiosarcoma after Breast-Cancer ... testing revealed a grade ... #Clinical #Derm ... Radiation #Microscopy #NEJM
GRACE-2 Guidelines for Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the ED

1) Should adult ED patients with low-risk,
GRACE-2 Guidelines ... receive a repeat CT ... unless there is concern ... pelvic or biliary pathology ... SAEMonline #GRACE2