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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary/Chest ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... decompensated CHF
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
GERD, Dysphagia, CHF ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Schema #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Marrow Transplant Chronic ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Chronic UTI) • ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Infectious colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... Lower #GIBleed #differential
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and Differential ... Acquired (e.g., iHD ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Malabsorption - Differential ... • Autoimmune— Crohn's ... - Acquired • Chronic ... Celiac disease • IBD ... Malabsorption #Differential
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
- Pain (back, chest ... Spondyloarthritis, IBD ... Nivolumab, GM-CSF ... Diagnosis #Workup #Differential
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Pathophysiology: Chronic ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Dermatomyositis Erythema chronicum ... Sarcoidosis • Crohn's ... gangrenosum • IBD ... #skin #rashes #differential