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Emergency Department ED Chest Pain Evaluation Pathway

Dr. Reuben Strayer @ https://twitter.com/emupdates

#ChestPain #Evaluation #Algorithm #Pathway #EmergencyDepartment #Diagnosis
Pain Evaluation Pathway ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Pathway ... Diagnosis #Management #Differential
Simplified Coagulation Cascade and Differential Diagnosis

#Coagulation #Cascade #Differential #Diagnosis #Intrinsic #Extrinsic #Pathway #Hematology
Coagulation Cascade and Differential ... Coagulation #Cascade #Differential ... Intrinsic #Extrinsic #Pathway
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... and extrinsic pathways ... in the common pathway ... to the common pathway ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Infectious Risks in Asplenia and Deficiencies in Humoral Immunity and Complement - Venn Diagram
Humoral Immunity:
 •
by antibodies) pathway ... Mannose-binding Lectin pathway ... • Alternative pathway ... immunocompromised #infections #differential
Visual Field Pathways and Deficits
1 Total blindness of right eye due to complete lesion of right
Visual Field Pathways ... #VisualField #Pathways ... Diagnosis #lesions #differential
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
neurotransmitter pathways ... methionine (SAM) pathway ... Secondary #Causes #Differential
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... visual and pain pathways ... visual and pain pathways ... retina-driven pathways ... Photophobia #Headache #differential
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... • Accessory pathway ... Arrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... the intrinsic pathway ... the extrinsic pathway ... in the common pathway ... Bruising #Hemostasis #Differential
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
deficiencies: Contact pathway ... to the common pathways ... Causes #diagnosis #differential