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Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... - Sharing a ... #Causes #Peds #
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Vasculitides 5% (PAN ... GPA, IgA, MPA) Acute ... Hyperviscosity, Local ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
treat underlying cause ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Pain. ... Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... did not yield a ... potentially be an acute ... exacerbation of a ... #Differential #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
B-cell activity → local ... granulomas in a ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... : ACUTE, fever,
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... • Usually is a ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... M Methanol A ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... and paralysis, acute ... endemic fungi cause ... possible fever, chest pain ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases