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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... CHF, Hypertensive ... #Chronic #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Infectious: • Acute ... : • IBD • Rheumatic ... malignancy • Iron deficiency
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Chronic UTI) • ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... #Chronic #Causes
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
- Differential ... • Autoimmune— Crohn's ... - Acquired • Chronic ... Pancreatic lipase deficiency ... Celiac disease • IBD
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Bursitis • IBD ... Vit B12, B6, Cu deficiency ... Immobilization) • Acute ... #differential #
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential ... Manifestations Causes ... processed grains - Chronic ... Korsakoff Syndrome - Chronic ... reflexes - Burning pain
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... the time course (acute ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... #Differential #