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Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Transfusion reaction - Pulmonary ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... to rnonths • Fever ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... syndromes Clinical ... is the main clinical ... hypersensitivity syndromes ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Infections BRASH Syndrome ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... • Tachy-Brady syndrome ... • Sick sinus syndrome ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... criticalcare #algorithm #treatment
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... specific for a critical ... elevated troponin level ... intervention #Wellens #Syndrome ... Classification #Types #Cardiology
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
heart failure, Liver ... cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Air-fluid level ... Pal @drdevrad #Pulmonary ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... with low oxygen level ... #Radiology #CXR
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... and/or digoxin level ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology