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Chest Pain Differential Diagnosis by Organ System

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong 

#ChestPain #Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Diagnosis by Organ System ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #OrganSystem #Causes
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Aldosterone) - ACE ... Aldosterone #Comparison #Table ... #Causes
Systemic Glucocorticoid Dose Equivalents. 

Note: approximate equivalent dose is based on anti-inflammatory potency. Fludrocortisone is not
Systemic Glucocorticoid ... chemotherapy induced nausea ... (postoperative nausea ... Steroid #Conversion #Table
Here’s a review of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system (RAAS)

This is a very common pathway that clinicians should
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system ... that the RAAS system ... sodium, which causes ... inhibiting drug classes ... (Aliskiren, ACEI
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm for the Evaluation of Hypotension. This process for the evaluation of hypotension
In the case above ... , a systematic approach ... cardiovascular system ... Hypotension #Evaluation #POCUS
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
Causes of ileitis ... infections include systemic ... See below for table ... #Differential #Table
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Rate/Inotropy, Systemic ... Resistance, Main Uses ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Myocardial • Systolic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... thiazidic, PPI, ACE ... Discontinuation of causal ... months to years) Systemic ... sle #comparison #table
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
advisable to be systematic ... extra-abdominal causes ... abdominal pain (Table ... #Localization #Causes