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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... • Asthma • COPD ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : Asthma, COPD, ... paralysis/dysfunction ... poisoning, DKA, Fever
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Left-Sided Heart Dysfunction ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
, muscle wasting ... ) • Headache, fever ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Meningitis: • Fever ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Excessive ... Uteroplacental Dysfunction ... Conditions: • Fever ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Algorithm Abnormal ... • Asthma • COPD ... Dysfunction ... #Algorithm #Causes
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
    •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Erectile ... Amphetamines) Chronic ... • Spinal Cord ... #causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... , physical and testing ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... virus: Headache, fever ...  CIDP: Chronic ...  Spinal Cord
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... run-down or tired • Fevers ... obstruction • COPD ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis