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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia #Acute ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Classification ... ) • Liver failure ... tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... : ACUTE, fever, ... #Management #Signs
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... with CXR, obtain ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... detected on CT or CXR ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis, Rheumatic Fever ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... #Causes #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chagas disease • Acute ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... - Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, Liver ... cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #radiology #POCUS
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... with low oxygen level ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... - 80% have fever ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology