Dermatology
(1) Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA Eczema Differential Diagnosis of Pruritus INFLAMMATORY dermatitis—atopic dermatitis, asteatotic eczema,…
Rheumatology
(1) Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Septic Arthritis Differential Diagnosis of Monoarthritis ★ICU RN★ I nfections BACTERIAL—Gonococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Enterobacteriaceae, Borrelia…
Pulmonary Medicine
(1) Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Asthma Exacerbation Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing EXTRATHORACIC AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION oropharynx—enlarged tonsils, retropharyngeal abscess, obesity, post-nasal…
Cardiology
(1) Interventional Cardiologist, Calgary, AB, Canada Aortic Dissection Differential Diagnosis CARDIAC myocardial—myocardial infarction, angina, myocarditis valvular—aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation pericardial—pericarditis vascular—aortic dissection RESPIRATORY parenchymal—pneumonia, cancer pleural—pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pleural effusion,…
Nephrology
(1) Division of Nephrology and Transplant Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Acute Renal Failure: Pre-renal NEJM 2007 357:8 Differential Diagnosis TRUE INTRAVASCULAR FLUID LOSS…
Critical Care
(1) Divisions of Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Intensive Care Issues ICU Admission Criteria NEED FOR FREQUENT OR CONTINUOUS…
Outlook and Expert Recommendations for Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Fig. 13.1 The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system algorithm for Hepatocellular Carcinoma—Revised 2011 [3] The BCLC Staging System Algorithm provides a flow chart that was designed for the…
The Digital Patient Model and Model Guided Therapy
Fig. 2.1 The structure of the therapy imaging and model management system (TIMMS) that may provide much of the IT framework for personalized medicine. The kernel for workflow and knowledge…
Design of an IT System for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Fig. 12.1 The complete digital patient model provides a variety of views, or representations, of the patient depending on the specific tasks, requirements or areas of interest of the end-user…
Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Patient Assessment
Fig. 3.1 Triage algorithm for patients with suspected hepatocellular carcinoma In most cases, the clinical presentation will suggest whether the patient is at risk for primary or metastatic liver cancer….
