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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Algorithm History ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Eczema) - Coin shaped ... requires high doses ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... Check capnogram shape ... replaced or its type ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Check capnogram shape ... hypercarbia as causes ... see Box C for dose ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Mother's Kiss Technique for Nasal Foreign Body Removal
NASAL FOREIGN BODY: children enjoy sticking objects up their
objects up their noses ... this technique worked ... feel resistance caused ... smooth, regularly shaped ... and irregularly shaped
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
and Management Algorithm ... Malabsorption workup ... in case of chronic ... to Aza if MPA dose ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... Aldosterone, RTA Type ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Transient, repeat dose
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
should identify any cause ... Check capnogram shape ... replaced or its type ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
kidney disease caused ... disorder that does ... Clinical Clues: ... Diagnostic Workup ... vasculitis Types