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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnostic ... Algorithm Look ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... • CTD workup: ANA ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... consolidation, is to look ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Definition: Diffuse ... Differential Diagnosis ... , anti-GBM ab, ANA ... • CXR (diffuse ... #differential #diagnosis
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Disease Associations ANA ... hepatitis Anti-CCP ... Anti-mitochondrial (AMA ... - Scleroderma (Diffuse ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Cord Injury Low CO ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Approach to Elevated Bicarbonate (HCO3)
Risk Factors for Hypercapnea? (Hx of COPD, OSA, sedative use, CNS/muscular disorders?)
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(Hx of COPD, OSA ... Remote Diuretics - Loop ... Recent Diuretics - Loop ... metabolic #alkalosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
What to ask/look ... - BMP, cap, CBC ... Urinalysis/microscopy/UOP ... AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
excluded more common diagnoses ... Chest Pain - Diffuse ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia (CEP ... Consolidations AKA ... Eosinophilic #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
thus, a negative ANA ... Screening Tests for Diffuse ... Additional Tests for Diffuse ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis