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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... failure - CAD/ACS ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... changes), high MCV ... not required in all ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... Anxiety, fright, pain ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CML, AML, APML ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... -> AML: Blast crises ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
- DRESS - AIN ... Primary: - CML ... Mastocytosis - Acute ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
Degeneration of the ACL ... present with chronic pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... - Can cause ... #degeneration #knee
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
Inflammatory joint pain ... and fingers, or pain ... the face (many differential ... search ANA and aPL ... including in children (pediatric
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag and APL ... fluid boluses (250 ml ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup