Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
are outlined in Table ... 1 #Diagnosis ... OBGyn #Radiology #VTE ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Table #Pregnant
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
β†’ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
β†’ Test for APS, particularly
Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 β€’ CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Get an LP and imaging ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... smear β€’ Signs of VTE ... #diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
laboratory tests + imaging ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification ... #Workup #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis Baseline ... NT-proBNP, cardiac imaging ... #causes
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (β‰₯ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
#Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... algorithm for pulmonary ... PulmonaryEmbolism #VTE ... #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Algorithm