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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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shallow breathing in adults ... Tachypnea: • Anemia ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • Hypovolemic shock ... exposures • Lactic acidosis
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
Infection -16% ... HLH or Adult Onset ... Infection - 46% ... Sideroblastic anemia ... extreme ferritin elevation
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
- Classification ... hypoperfusion, Shock ... delivery: Hypoxemia, Anemia ... Hepatic failure, Infection ... #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... Elevation Type ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #classification
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... gastrointestinal symptoms (elevations ... Bone Marrow - Anemia
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... history • Young adults ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... ) Classification
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Aspiration, Severe anemia ... Acidosis A. ... sedatives), Stroke, Infection ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... vasculitis vs infection ... systemic complaints- anemia ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... w/in 24 hours) required
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Acidosis B. ... ), sickle cell anemia ... amyloidosis, sickle cell anemia ... High #Potassium #Classification
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
, a common cause ... levels; dengue shock ... febrile illness, elevations ... No hemolytic anemia ... African tick typhus (caused