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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lung disease or CHF ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Myocardial Ischemia Chronic ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Parenchyma • Chronic ... Syndrome • Chronic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neoplasm • CHF ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #PrimaryCare
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Self-limiting, chronic ... but stable or chronic ... Progression to chronic ... Pulmonary: dyspnea, cough ... (for example, cardiomyopathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... May have typical HF ... with Cardio-OB team ... with Cardio-OB team ... diagnosis #management #cardiology