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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... underlying lung disease ... or CHF) • Hemoptysis
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
in vasculitic diseases ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... require emergent evaluation ... disseminated gonococcal disease ... petechiae/purpura with fever
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... Hx of asthma, CF ... Eosinophilic #Lung #Diseases ... #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... • Stable Angina ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Elevated Troponin Differential ... End Stage Renal Disease ... Structural Heart Disease ... Tachycardia-induced HF ... Occlusion • Stable
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... macule and papule (Table ... assessed for Lyme disease ... require emergent evaluation ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... or family - Ever ... b) CHF c) ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Demyelinating disease ... CNS #Infections #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf