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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... decompensated CHF ... : Anemia, Arrhythmia ... poisoning, DKA, Fever
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Pathophysiology: Chronic ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Causes of Fat Malabsorption ... • Autoimmune— Crohn's ... - Acquired • Chronic ... Pancreatic lipase deficiency ... Celiac disease • IBD
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
schistosomiasis • Pyemia ... Still's disease • Crohn ... Non-Infectious Causes ... arthritis • Crohn's ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... massiliense in CF ... • Cross reacts ... Bone Marrow - Anemia
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
w/ subacute-to-chronic ... Nausea & vomiting ... are common but fever ... )but severe K+ deficiency ... Brain #clinical #radiology