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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... • Postcardiac injury ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Injury: • Deliberate ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... injury, leading ... to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Infection ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Causes of Apparent ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Choking Spell Injury ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Algorithm Acute ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... allopurinol, PPI) • Infections ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... AIN: Medication, Infection ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... #Causes #Acute ... #algorithm #hepatology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... PNA according to Blue ... sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial diffuse infections ... NOT definitively diagnose
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: ... respiratory distress syndrome ... lung injury (TRALI ... #differential #diagnosis