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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #Causes
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... bowel syndrome #Diffuse
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... DIFFUSE Scarring ... Dietary • Iron ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
acute or chronic abdominal ... , anorexia • Diffuse ... , visceral abdominal ... percussion • Nausea ... #obstruction #sbo
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
that any given case ... implies being able ... disease in question, so ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
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Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Diffuse Hair Loss ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dietary • Iron ... Psychological stress #Diffuse ... #causes
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
still, but is able ... to do so • 3 ... present • 1 - mild/diffuse ... reports severe diffuse ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... pain, nausea, and ... #Obstruction #POCUS ... #Abdominal #clinical
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The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... When we infuse Normal ... charge of its own so ... K+ in the ECF causes
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm