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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... : ECG, Telemetry ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... diagnosis #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table
Tachycardia - Wide vs Narrow Complex, Regular vs Irregular rhythm table

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #WideComplex #Narrow
Irregular rhythm table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #WideComplex ... Tachycardia #Irregular #Table ... #Comparison #Differential
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
demand in the setting ... pain occurs at rest ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... : The Only EKG Book
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... reliable noninvasive test ... Reflects response to treatment ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... awaiting confirmatory testing ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Line Targeted Treatment ... Diseases Consults • Echocardiogram
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... Hyperreflexia #Testing ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
gap > 125mOsm/kg ... hydrogen breath test ... osmotic gap < 50mOsm/kg ... A/P, Consider testing ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... - Malignancy (e.g ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table