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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... • Metabolic Disorders ... Chronic Thromboembolic ... #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... restrictive lung disease ... (COPD, OSA, Asthma ... #AcidBase #disorders
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
RBCs on Smear • Chronic ... RBC Production - Normal ... Disease • Marrow ... • RBC Metabolism ... #Causes #Hematology
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Bradycardia:
Intrapartum Abnormal ... Fetal HR Tracing - Causes ... Connective tissue disease ... • Umbilical cord ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Causes: 1. ... Toxic Metabolic: ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... differential #algorithm
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
granulomatous disorders ... upper lobes • Metabolic ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... granulomatosis • Abnormal