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Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Foreign body Allergic ... Anaphylaxis • Hereditary ... angioedema Congenital ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Angioedema: Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mast-cell mediated:
 • IgE dependent allergic reactions: Food, Drugs, Latex, Stings
: Differential Diagnosis ... IgE dependent allergic ... mediated: • ACEi • Hereditary ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #allergy
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Iron-deficiency anemia ... Spherocytes - Hereditary ... Elliptocytes - Hereditary ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... key #diagnosis #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... in case of PCN allergy ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Classification of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary arterial ... with or without hereditary ... Chronic hemolytic anemia ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Retropharyngeal abscess ... : Anaphylaxis, Angioedema ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Noisy #Breathing #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #pulmonary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... Tamponade • Chronic: Anemia ... Neck: • Acute: Angioedema
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... • Subphrenic abscess ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... • Asbestos • Uremia ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
(eg, hemolytic anemias ... reactions, hematoma, pulmonary ... bilirubin) • Hereditary ... #unconjugated #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... infection • Abscess ... schistosomiasis • Pyemia ... Hereditary Periodic ... Fever #Patterns #Differential