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Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Mellitus • Adrenal Hypofunction ... • Adrenal Hyperfunction ... #Dysfunction #Loss ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
deep breathing Pulmonary ... Causes of Tachypnea ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... blood and fluid loss ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
capillary-alveolar interface • Less ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... asthma, COPD, pulmonary ... shunting (eg, pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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Hemorrhage • Renal loss ... Gastrointestinal loss ... valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... obstruction • Pulmonary ... Algorithm #shock #causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Algorithm • Blood loss ... Hemodialysis • Iron loss ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Clubbing of nails • Loss ... Most Common Causes ... Wasting and weight loss ... attenuation • Volume loss
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... age-arteriosclerosis (less ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... over 1 week or less ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... redistribution of pulmonary ... will be less.
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... Although pulmonary ... nasal, hearing loss ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts