Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... #testing #Cost ... #Effectiveness # ... table #comparison
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Diagnosis and Workup ... Secondary causes ... the most common cause ... the US inpatient setting ... #algorithm
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... mimics, repeat testing ... Nephrology if cause ... #Workup #urology
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup Cost-effective tests for most patients: • Orthostatic BP • ECG • Telemetry (if
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness ... Workup Cost-effective ... or additional indications ... #testing #Cost ... #Effectiveness
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing: 1. C. difficile PCR (Stool) 2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Adjust IS medications ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #Management #Algorithm
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
intervention trials that compared ... summarised in Tables ... Personality #Disorder #Medications ... Pharmacotherapy #Effectiveness ... #Table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... Note: CT = computed ... Although nonhepatic causes ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Erythemas Summarized Erythema ab igne • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
autoimmune conditions, medications ... Usually composed ... idiopathic, and medications ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #dermatology #compared
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