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Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Anomaly • Cardiac ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... syndrome: troponin ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... imaging #Acute
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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HyperKalemia - Differential ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... glycosides • High acute ... inhibitor • Cardiac ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... quadrant: R/O cardiac ... , pulmonary, renal ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... UNa > 20: • Acute ... , Cirrhosis, Cardiac ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... • A lack of acute ... cardiac disease ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... Bradycardia (inadequate cardiac ... • Sick sinus syndrome ... depletion • Pulmonary ... muscle rupture • Acute
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... HEMODYNAMIC • Cardiac ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... #KidneyInjury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
AIP: acute interstitial ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology