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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... , Intracardiac shunt ... Valvular disease Head/Neck
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
thrombolysed with SK ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... tests for the AC ... supination/pronation) #Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
cava syndrome • Shunt ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... acute/subacute/chronic ... non-activity, may have effusion ... the morning • Effusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
T-cell - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Pseudo Pelger-Huet ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and Signs
Hypothyroidism:
 - General - From asymptomatic to myxedema coma, “Like
Fatigue - Face/Neck ... • pericardial effusion ... Reflexes - Face/Neck ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... 1) or anatomic shunt ... and restricted diffusion ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... radioactive lung perfusion
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
DWI and ADC images ... show restricted diffusion ... images show a chronic
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
10 T in pCO2 chronic ... 10 - in pCO2 chronic ... 70 mmHg on 100% mask ... MV < 10L/min, Shunt ... /500mL NS) IV Infusion