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Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... • Tumor Normal ... /URTl: • Asthma
Asthma
Chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway and variable expiratory air flow obstruction
There are 2
Asthma Chronic ... used to identify obstruction ... lower limit of normal ... Reversibility on spirometry ... @PulmPEEPs #Asthma
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm ... renal failure • Chronic ... nephritis • Obstructive ... Nephropathy Renin Normal ... nephrology #potassium #differential
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... obstructive pulmonary ... disease • Asthma
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Unequal/DeIayed: • Obstructive ... Takayasu disease • Normal ... Exacerbation of Asthma
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Elevated Troponin Differential ... • Chronic Myocardial ... (ie Sarcoid), Chronic ... or Normal ... /Trauma • No Obstruction
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... Myasthenia gravis) - Obstructive ... disease (COPD, OSA, Asthma ... hypoventilation) - Airway obstruction
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... • Asthma •
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
clearance and airway obstruction ... maintain a near-normal ... PaCO2, causing chronic ... is similar to asthma ... #BlueBloaters #Comparison
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Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal Chest ... Bronchiectasis Obstructive ... #Differential #