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Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy
Cardiovascular
Hematologic
Pulmonary
Gastrointestinal
Musculoskeletal

#Physiologic #Changes #Pregnancy #pathophysiology #obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Cardiovascular Hematologic ... Pulmonary Gastrointestinal ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Classification of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary arterial ... hypertension from pulmonary ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... Classification #Diagnosis
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
- Differential Diagnosis ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Classification Types

Type 1: Monoclonal IgM (rarely IgG/lgA)
 • Raynaud phenomenon, Digital ulcers/gangrene, Livedo reticularis, Hyperviscosity
peripheral neuopathy, pulmonary ... Classification #Types #hematology ... #diagnosis
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hematology