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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Pulmonary/Chest ... effusion, Pulmonary ... hernia, Obesity CNS ... poisoning, DKA, Fever
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
days and presents fever ... transmission, with acute ... and no apparent focus ... accumulation (ascites, pleural ... classification #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• CT: Halo sign ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Enteroviruses (e.g ... • Headache • Fever ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... effusionsAcute ... acute respiratory ... (e.g., chronic ... Fever 4.
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... Classification: • Acute ... Differential Diagnosis ... effusionsAcute ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
infiltrates, pleural ... effusions, CNS ... - Pneumonitis (fever ... Fever, chills, lack ... Calmette-Guérin (BCG
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... the patient’s complete ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute