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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... Neuromuscular Disease
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Obstructive arterial disease ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
, Danon Disease, ... Gaucher Disease ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... restrictive lung disease ... #AcidBase #disorders
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
, LAA Thrombus), ... attributable to acute ... rheumatic valve disease ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... • Warfarin • Acute ... • Acute DIC • ... warfarin, direct thrombin ... Bruising #Hemostasis #Differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• Lymphatics clear ... granulomatous disorders ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #differential # ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
On the ADC maps, ... it possible to differentiate ... the acute from ... scan cannot be ... CVA #Clinical #Radiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Valvular disorders ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... coronary heart disease ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... • Congenital disorders ... • Acute rheumatic ... #Bradycardia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology