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Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Pharmacology ↑ Serotonin ... #Syndrome #Pharmacology ... #medications #causes ... #differential #
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... , Medications Intra-Renal ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... Kidney #Injury #Differential
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... Helminthic: Loffler syndrome ... (ABPA, ABPM) Medications ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... #Differential #
Examples of medications that may precipitate serotonin syndrome

#Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome #Medications #Drugs #Causes
Examples of medications ... syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Medications #Drugs
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... light response, Serotonin ... syndrome, Carbon ... Miosis: Horner's syndrome ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Causes of Chest Pain ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... #ChestPain #Differential
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Reaction to Medications ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... Post-CABG • Medication ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications ... ), Budd-Chiari syndrome ... abscess #RUQ #Pain ... #differential #