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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #Causes
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... high index of clinical ... -(rare), Valve dysfunction ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Pathophysiology: 1) T-cell dysfunction ... renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... patients have no symptoms ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction ... Change in clinical
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... findings: • Symptoms ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Summary of clinical findings for patients with encephalitis, by cause

#Encephalitis #Signs #Symptoms #Table #Diagnosis #Differential #CSF
Summary of clinical ... encephalitis, by cause ... Encephalitis #Signs #Symptoms ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Differential #CSF
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... unclear, endothelial dysfunction ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf