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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Water - Pus - Blood ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #pulmonary
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... Glomerular (red blood ... cells/proteinuria ... eosinophils/white blood ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... • Occurs when blood ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... by blood cells ... skin that are caused ... Out Secondary Causes ... count with differential
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... it pus, edema, blood ... or tumor cells ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Differential
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... key #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... scan of abdomen/pelvis ... • Cushing’s syndrome
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Physiologic Causes ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... urological device • Blood ... • Intracranial blood ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... plasma and some red blood ... cells in the lung ... blood-gas barrier ... #differential #diagnosis