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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... Association, which is classes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... Association functional class ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Stages #Classes
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
extrapyramidal symptoms ... about 95% of NMS cases ... creatine kinase (CK ... #Diagnosis #Serotonin ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms ... rule out other causes ... can be used in cases ... • Skeletal muscle ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
and metabolic causes ... Pseudoseizures #GrandMal #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... NOT OSD in all cases ... tuberosity Differential diagnosis ... tear (similar symptoms ... #diagnosis #msk
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... Discontinuation of causal ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... Joints: myalgia and muscle ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... #rheumatology #classification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
: weaken heart muscle ... other high-output causes ... dissection • Other causes ... Rule out other causes ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
• Intercostal muscle ... twitching CARDIAC CAUSES ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac Causes ... NON-CARDIAC CAUSES ... #Palpitations #Cardiology