Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Algorithm • Confirm ... nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... and referral to Urology ... if cause not identified ... #urology #blood
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm Presyncope: • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out" •
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... Associated with nausea ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology #management
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... clinical context and signs ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology, ... #nephrology #causes
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas. Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... in Anaesthesia Causes ... Signs: hypotension ... decreased ETCO2 Symptoms ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... Blood cultures/serology ... Blood cultures/serology ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... is unconscious, signs ... is conscious, symptoms ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Indications for tPA in Stroke: • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke • Measurable neurologic deficit •
: • Clinical diagnosis ... deficit • Onset of symptoms ... present, in which case ... #Stroke #cva #management ... #neurology
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia • Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Consider other causes ... that may mimic signs ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... systemic sx + signs ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness Epidemiology: • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... than one after symptom ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
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