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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Claudication) - Cold ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Marfan's Syndrome ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... - Asthma - COPD ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Anaphylaxis - Spinal cord ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Medications, Spinal Cord ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Pain. ... Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome caused ... - Intense pain ... days, the local pain ... loss of spinal cord ... level of spinal cord
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... continence • Pain ... compression by fractured ... Causes: 1. ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome