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Pneumothorax Causes - Differential Diagnosis Schema
Spontaneous - Traumatic - Iatrogenic

Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Pneumothorax #Causes #Differential #Diagnosis
Pneumothorax Causes ... #Pneumothorax #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... 80 fL) • Iron Deficiency ... • Folate Deficiency ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) 
Type 1 - Failure of secretion
Type 2 - Bicarbonate wasting
Type 4 -
carbonic anhydrase II deficiency ... Acidosis #RTA #types #classification ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
treat underlying cause ... Stress, Nausea, ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Glucocorticoid Deficiency ... Algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Mineral corticoid deficiency ... , Salt-losing deficiency ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #nephrology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Myophosphorylase deficiency ... - Carnitine deficiency ... #differential #causes ... #neurology
Hyponatremia Diagnosis Algorithm
UOsm ≥ POsm - Vasopressin-Dependent
 • UNa < 20 mEq/L - Appropriate (↓ EABV)
SIADH, Cortisol deficiency ... differential #algorithm #causes ... #nephrology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Reticulocytes • Iron Deficiency ... • B12/Folate Deficiency ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
management Causes ... dyskinesia, A1AT deficiency ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification