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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Shift Work) Sleep ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Hypoventilation Syndrome
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... with electrolyte disorders ... Neurologic disorders ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... taken at home, work ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... function test, ANA (e.g ... #Differential #
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Hypertension ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... OSA DIFFUSION DISORDER ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Edema - Differential ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... hypertension, Cirrhosis ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... • Orthostatic Hypotension ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... #Syncope #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes