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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... HTN - Vasculitis ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... : - Anemia • ... #causes #pulmonary
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
for this enzyme activity ... is the diagnostic ... result in severe anemia ... anemia Indirect ... #Workup #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... DIC/TTP/HUS - Hemolytic ... anemia - Splenomegaly ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology #rheumatology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... extravascular) hemolysis ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... diet, Alcoholism, Tea-toast ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Schistosomiasis - Chronic hemolytic ... anemia - Persistent ... neurofibromatosis, vasculitis ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... well as inner ear ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
blood vessels (vasculitis ... reticularis Blood: Anemia ... infiltration damages tear ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... purpura: Strong sign ... infiltrates, hemoptysis ... tract, and often causes ... #Rheumatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... > 10 days - Hemoptysis ... : • Vasculitis ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... #Management #Signs