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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Diamond-Forrester classification ... - History - EKG ... SatyaPatelMD #ChestPain ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... #Chest #Pain #ChestPain ... #Causes #Cardiology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
acute coronary syndrome ... (ACS) evaluation ... #Angina #ChestPain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Definitions ... thrombus formation causes ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
toxidrome is a syndrome ... set of symptoms) caused ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... Toxicology #Toxidromes #Comparison ... #Table #Anticholinergics
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... by Classification ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
organ failure (table ... #Diagnosis #Intraabdominal ... #IAH #Grades #Classification ... #ACS #Compartment ... #Syndrome
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
is desirable, e.g ... obstruction - Able ... with function and anatomy ... for non-calculus causes ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... laboratory or diagnostic ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #typeb #classification