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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Neuromuscular disease (eg ... Metabolic acidosis (eg ... #Chronic #Causes
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... #Abdominal #Pain
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Arthritis: • Acute ... or chronic infections ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg ... #causes #Differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... of diagnosis (e.g ... but stable or chronic ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Differential Diagnosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #MSK #
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach ... The most common causes ... (e.g. cirrhosis ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #workup #differential
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... 60 mg q6 - Chronic ... oral secretions (e.g ... is the fastest approach
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... Pleuritic chest pain ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #