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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Chronic: Asthma, COPD ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Other symptoms - Headache ... , fever, fatigue ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... #Causes
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
trauma (> 65 years old ... 50% of initial attacks ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... period between attacks ... #Gout #Comparison
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... Infants <3 months old ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Table #Performance
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
calcium to form CPP ... trauma (> 65 years old ... prophylaxis for ≥2 attacks ... acute neck pain, fever ... , and headache,
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
accompanied by headache ... at least three attacks ... rashes, joint pain, headaches ... - Familial cold ... known pathogenic cause
Enteral Feed Formula Selection Guide

A basic guide on how to choose which enteral feed formulations and
Osmolar load can cause ... start slow COPD ... #Formulations #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology