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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
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Budd-Chiari, Congestion/CHF ... • Hepatic Artery ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... disease • Hepatic artery ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... include vaptans (HF ... /liver disease) ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
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
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... the brain • CSF ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
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