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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Angina • Acute ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... friction rub, Fever ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute ... , PCP #ChestPain ... #Algorithm #differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... bacterial infection Cardinal ... , Lassa fever, acute ... infection • Abdominal ... pain - Typhoid,
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
: • Common: fever ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... APML #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... neuropathy or cardiac ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... nose, tracheal collapse ... gut involvement, abdominal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... 3) Abdominal, ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
massiliense in CF ... /Other RGM • Cardiac ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... pain, hepatomegaly ... NTM #Infections #differential