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Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Bradycardia - Note ... #relative #bradycardia ... #Causes #differential ... infectiousdiseases #table
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 ā€¢ BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 ā€¢ Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 ā€¢ ACS
 ā€¢ Drugs
 ā€¢
Bradycardia - Differential ... Diptheria ā€¢ Typhoid fever ... Acute rheumatic fever ... Psittacosis ā€¢ Q fever ... ā€¢ Yellow fever
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 ā€¢ Pregnancy
 ā€¢ Fever
 ā€¢ Anemia
Supravalvular
Pregnancy ā€¢ Fever ... ā€¢ Rheumatic Fever ... ā€¢ Rheumatic Fever ... ā€¢ Rheumatic Fever ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... symptomatology Differential ... , anti-CCP ā€¢ CXR ... Renal #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... with cough and fever ... with low oxygen level ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- TTE/liver fxn? ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... - CPK, uric acid ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 ā€¢ Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: ā€¢ 80% have fever ... Blood cultures ā€¢ CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 ā€¢ Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 ā€¢ Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... explain symptoms ā€¢ Fever ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... edema) ā€¢ Fever
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
e.g. incidental CXR ... General: fever, ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever ... presentation with fever
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid