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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... Hoarseness • Chest ... and shoulder pain ... emergencies #oncology #differential
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary/Chest ... Ascites, Intra-abdominal ... Thyroid disease Psychiatric ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... veins of neck, shoulder ... Azygos, anterior chest ... wall & abdominal ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Flow of Dilated Abdominal ... : the maneuver should ... #Milking #SVC #syndrome ... Clinical #Video #Chest ... #PhysicalExam #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
arcuate ligament syndrome ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... in the knee-to-chest ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... #Pain #differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Hg although PP should ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Blunt Abdominal ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Down syndrome is ... the haematocrit should ... Breathing and chest ... Any intra-abdominal ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... flip-flopping in the chest ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... Flag Symptoms: • Chest ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential