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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Grading - Schematic ... velocities, PVF: pulmonary ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Dysfunction #Grading ... Classification #Grades
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Dysfunction • Diastolic ... Stable Angina • Acute ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Rapidly Growing ... most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... TheIDtrivia #Rapidly #Growing ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
and Hemoptysis Acute ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... , Chemicals, Gases ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... from the various causes ... patients, who have an acute ... infection, ARDS, near-drowning
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
B-Cell ~90% • Low Grade ... - Slow growing, ... Intermediate - Faster growing ... range • High Grade ... Treated Like Acute
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Vision loss - Differential ... “whiting” or “graying ... Caused by decreased ... tumor, trauma, Graves ... Ocular causes -
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
pressure and the diastolic ... Blood Pressure - Diastolic ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... DIAGNOSES: - Acute ... infarction - Pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Tachypnea, - Low-grade ... of acute respiratory ... Embolism: • Acute ... #differential #diagnosis