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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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(PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... - Repiratory disease ... myxoma - Thyroid disease ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Collagen vascular disease ... Gastrointestinal disease ... • Postcardiac injury ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease ... • Biliary Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... • Muscular Injury ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Irregular ... myocarditis • AFib ... Nonstructural Heart Disease ... #cardiology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... Hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #hepatology #algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Hemochromatosis, Wilson's Disease ... Syndrome, Celiac Disease ... , Infiltrative Disease ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Algorithm Relative ... Disease • Cyanotic ... Heart Disease ... Disease #Polycythemia ... #Hematology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms of liver disease ... #differential #Diagnosis ... gastroenterology #algorithm ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac ... Disease • ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... Veno-Occlusive Disease ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... Rheumatic Heart Disease ... Fever • Marfan's Disease ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology