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Sinus Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Autonomic System:
 • Excess Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine, Sympathomimetics, Anticholinergics
 • Withdrawal:
Tachycardia - Differential ... Inadequate CO: • Volume ... • Cardiogenic: ACS ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
challenging to differentiate ... anaphylaxis, because all ... examination findings of volume ... #TRALI #TACO #Comparison
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Pressure = Stroke Volume ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
body water in comparison ... osmolality helps to differentiate ... coma and death as ... well as stimulate ... ADH release is also
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... ) Summary ALS: combination ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... adversely affecting all ... lying down (Fox et al ... Hospitalization #causes #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... appreciate the value ... science/article/abs ... #Bandemia #differential ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... decreased tidal volume ... systemic veins, and also ... - PE also reduces ... edema #causes #differential
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... produces only mild volume ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Collapse #Patterns #Comparison