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Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... gas - Cyanotic heart ... Central #Cardiology #Causes ... #Table #Comparison
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
rapidly fatal • Causes ... Ecstasy, atropine; Heat ... Identify underlying cause ... for evaporative heat ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
labyrinthitis • Head ... with vascular causes ... toward nose) • Head ... can worsen with head ... signs #symptoms #comparison
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
repeated exposure to heat ... potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... • Cause is unknown ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
failure): • Severe heart ... findings based on cause ... Diagnosis #table #comparison
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... cephalad (towards head ... #obstruction #comparison
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... high CVP, left heart ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Heat Emergencies

Features of Minor Heat Illness vs Heat Exhaustion vs Heat Stroke and Management
#Diagnosis #Management #Heat
Heat Emergencies ... Features of Minor Heat ... Illness vs Heat ... Exhaustion vs Heat ... Stroke #Exhaustion #Comparison
Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
to inflammatory head ... and neck masses ... #differential #causes ... #pearls #head # ... neck #masses #inflammatory
Web chart of various etiologies related to congenital neck masses.

#differential #causes #pediatrics #congenital #neck #head #masses
congenital neck masses ... #differential #causes ... congenital #neck #head ... #masses #otolaryngology