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Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Diagnosis of Central ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table ... #Comparison
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
of conditions all ... of which cause ... different types/causes ... of RTA #Diagnosis ... Features #Table #Comparison
Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Non-pregnant bleeding that is inegular in timing, frequency, or flow 

Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN
Causes of Abnormal ... - Consider in all ... - Diagnosis of ... Mnemonic #PALMCOEIN #Diagnosis ... #Obstetrics #Gynecology
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn ... #Radiology #VTE ... Workup #Imaging #Comparison
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular Causes ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... or initial Echo diagnosis ... no alternative cause ... Cardiomyopathy #Criteria #diagnosis ... #cardiology #obstetrics
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
set of symptoms) caused ... antipsychotics, oxybutynin, ACh ... - Cholinergic: ACh ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... Toxicology #Toxidromes #Comparison
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Aldosterone) - ACE ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Aldosterone #Comparison ... #Table #Causes
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
child * Severe cases ... #HELLP #AFLP #Obstetrics ... OBGyn #Hematology #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
child * Severe cases ... #HELLP #AFLP #obstetrics ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #table #comparison