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Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypotension • Hyperventilation ... Depression • Anxiety ... #Algorithm #Causes
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... Inflammation of the iris ... inhabitants 3rd leading cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Ophthalmology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Central neurogenic hyperventilation ... • Psychiatric: Anxiety ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Narcolepsy • Obesity Hypoventilation ... Depression • Anxiety ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumothorax Other: • Anxiety ... Extrapulmonary hypoventilation ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... - Differential Diagnosis ... eye • Anterior-iris ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #ophthalmology
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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Incr Heart rate, hyperventilation ... sweating, trembling, nausea ... diaphoresis • Hyperventilation ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... alkalosis: - Hyperventilation ... (Anxiety, pain, ... Asthma, Obesity hypoventilation ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... Breathing (Hyperpnea, Hyperventilation ... including exercise, anxiety ... visibility of hyperventilation ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Causes ... , Pilocarpine, Iris ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology