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Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... lung) - CNS pathology ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. ... #Diagnosis #Table
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
Nail #fingernail #pathology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table #
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
Nail #fingernail #pathology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table #
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... conditioned athletes Pathologic ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Vasoplegia • Sepsis ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... • Brainstem pathology ... Temperature/FEVER • Sepsis ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
figger out what the pathology ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Cavity #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Well-conditioned athletes Pathologic ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Vasoplegia • Sepsis ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection (sepsis ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
malignancies, vasculitis, sepsis ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... Biopsy: Typical pathologic ... #rheumatology #hematology