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Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
(NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... 10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #NCPE
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
and Causes Clinical ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... , ↑↑peripheral edema ... i.e., Radiation, Chemotherapy ... #Causes #differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Neurological Manifestations ... • Caused by immune ... Imaging: cerebral edema ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential #
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Definition: • Severe adverse ... Symptoms: • The ... • Facial Edema ... in 70% of cases ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
disease, Cancer chemotherapy ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... #diagnosis #causes
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Diagnosis Framework ... and Clinical Manifestations ... Causes of Thiamine ... - Peripheral edema ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... myalgias, HoTN, edema ... : >3 symptoms, or ... initiation • Differential ... overload, PCC to reverse
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... PBC Signs and Symptoms ... Jaundice (later manifestation ... bile ducts Differential
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Overview Clinical Manifestation ... , peri orbital edema ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... #diagnosis #differential ... endocrinology #signs #symptoms