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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... Cardiac: • CHF ... failure • Renal artery ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Sub-Valvular Disease Coronary ... Artery Disease ... Angina • Acute Coronary ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Heart Failure - Differential ... Regurgitation Coronary ... Artery Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... hypoglycemia, encephalopathy ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... subcortical white matter ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy ... CNS #Infections #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, myocarditis, coronary ... myocardial infarction, coronary ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
cath if acute coronary ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... node syndrome • Coronary ... Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... tract, and often causes ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... tract, and often causes ... node syndrome - Coronary ... Superficial temporal artery ... #diagnosis #rheumatology