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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 ā€¢ Effusion
 ā€¢ Cardiac Tamponade*
 ā€¢ Constriction
Myocardial
 ā€¢
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina ā€¢ Acute ... - Other ā€¢ Anemia
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... ā€¢ Sickle cell anemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 ā€¢ Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 ā€¢ Essential thrombocytosis
 ā€¢ Polycythemia
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: ā€¢ Acute ... effect following treatment ... Iron deficiency anemia
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 ā€¢ Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness ā€¢ Cardio-pulmonary ... disease ā€¢ Anemia ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
of Acute Exacerbation ... ventilated ā€¢ CXR ... of AECOPD: ā€¢ Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 ā€¢ Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
ā€¢ Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... Renal failure (uremia ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
distribution in the 30s ... Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... aspiration and acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology