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Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... budd-chiari • CHF ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
of Hemoptysis - Differential ... Malformation Normal CXR ... Abnormalities • CHF ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The table lists ... the differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Differential #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
normal - Hemolysis, NASH ... 1 - Ischemia, CHF ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... transaminitis #differential
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
macule and papule (Table ... febrile have a wide differential ... have a broader differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Central #Peripheral #Differential
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
commonly renal and pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Rash #Petechiae ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... Pneumonia • CHF ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... diagnosis #management #hematology