Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification
The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
Anesthesiologists (ASA ... The ASA classification ... (Table) aims to ... Higher ASA class ... #Classes #Classification
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 β€’ Homogeneous pattern: 
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Scl70 (in some cases ... Scl-70 (in some cases ... β€’ Reticular/AMA ... PBC/SjS OS - AMA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Anorexia GI Losses ... type 4) - Salt wasting ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
a classification ... Association functional class ... through D of the ACC/AHA ... But now the ACC/AHA ... #Stages #Classes
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... Stable. ... Too big for a AAA ... AAA measured 10.9 ... Article has case
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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 β€’ Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... Workup: - ANA ... Discontinuation of causal ... Workup: - ANA ... Positive in 60-80% of cases
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
74, JVP 15 cm ASA ... There were classic ... expiration not meeting ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
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Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... same information as ... infections are common causes ... ANA - Screen for ... #glomerular #testing
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Pediculus humanus, AKA ... the body louse, causes ... Northeast Africa with cases ... Several cases have ... The table below