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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... #Causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pregnancy • Fever ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
heart failure, the American ... Foundation and the American ... Association functional class ... in patients who never ... #Stages #Classes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
infections, a common cause ... thrombocytopenia, and renal dysfunction ... - Another cause ... falciparum: Most cases ... Life-Threatening Causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
the body louse, causes ... mostly to Northeast Africa ... with cases occurring ... Several cases have ... The table below
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
countries (11-24 cases ... year) and among African ... Americans (18-71 cases ... mortality: 9-14 cases ... symptoms are not caused
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Management Algorithm ... , South Asian, African ... • Secondary Causes ... Targets #Management #algorithm ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uteroplacental Dysfunction ... Conditions: • Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Clinical features: Fever ... -(rare), Valve dysfunction ... Clinical features: Fever ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table