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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... - Asthma - COPD ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #pulmonary
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Spinal cord ... deficiency - Syrinx ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Framework Spinal cord ... and signs below ... level of spinal cord ... Causes: 1.
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... Anaphylaxis • Vocal cord ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway ... #physicalexam
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura in severe cases ... lung sliding COPD ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
of the spinal cord ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
Oxygen therapy - Pulmonary ... cause can improve ... Temperature - Cold ... Peripheral #Comparison #Signs ... #Symptoms
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
meninges in spinal cord ... nerve roots Spinal Cord ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... • Caused by immune ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... carcinoid, Mets), COPD ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
A signet-ring sign ... The most common cause ... chronic bronchitis, COPD ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Bronchiectasis #Differential