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Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... - Trauma - Surgery ... manipulation - CNS ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... (Many causes!) ... encephalitis) • Brain ... • Psychiatric disorders ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... • Rheumatic disorders ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
ringenhancing #lesions #cns ... #brain #diagnosis ... #differential # ... algorithm #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Headache, Movement disorders ... , Seizure disorders ... autoantibodies that will cause ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Puncture, EEG Treatment
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
affecting the brain ... diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... optica spectrum disorder ... #inflammatory #differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... #Palpitations #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology