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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... • Stable Angina ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infarction • Stable ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Hepatology #causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... fast - Too slow ... - Blood • Pleura ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #causes #pulmonary
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... Differential Diaqnoses ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... : pleural effusion ... #treatment #rheumatology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... blood flow, Kerley ... B-lines and pleural ... chronic heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... JAK-2 Positive - Low ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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Von Willebrand Disease ... bleeding disorder Clinical ... prolonged if very low ... factor VIII) Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
infestations • Low ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #treatment #management
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... he coughed and now ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... #PhysicalExam #clinical