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Stepwise Treatment of Chronic Urticaria
Step 1 - Start second-generation HI antihistamine 

Step 2 - One or
Stepwise Treatment of Chronic ... second-generation H1 ... second-generation H1 ... first-generation H1 ... #Management #Chronic
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Neuromuscular disease ... Glycogen storage disease ... Mitochondrial disease ... Psychiatric: • Acute: Anxiety ... : Anxiety, PTSD,
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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• Performance Anxiety ... Disorder • Anxiety ... Amphetamines) Chronic ... Disease • ... Hyperthyroidism • Chronic
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... • Depression/anxiety ... Endometriosis • Chronic ... pelvic inflammatory disease ... Inflammatory bowel disease
Drugs for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
 • Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline,
Depression and Anxiety ... Vilazodone • Anxiety ... Levomilnacipran • Anxiety ... SERT, NET, a1, H1 ... #Depression #Anxiety
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Cardiomyopathy • Valvular disease ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... obstructive pulmonary disease ... Interstitial lung disease ... Pneumothorax Other: • Anxiety
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Heart Failure • Chronic ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Psychogenic • Anxiety ... Idiopathic • Chronic ... Fatigue Syndrome #Chronic
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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reaction - Atopic disease ... HIV, HTLVI) - Chronic ... inflammatory diseases ... , IgG4-related disease ... 3, DOCK8) - Chronic
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... • Anemia • Anxiety ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
sclerosis, Parkinson's disease ... , Diverticular disease ... Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic ... Scleroderma, Coeliac disease ... e.g. fissure), Chronic