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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Diagnosis Algorithm ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... diet, Alcoholism, Tea-toast ... #ferritin #hematology
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Lung Lesions - Differential ... - Malignancy - Rheumatologic ... Lesions #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #Mimics #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
of Orthopnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Fear and ... #Orthopnea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... symptomatology Differential ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... Helminthic: Loffler syndrome ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes
Common Raynaud's Mimickers
 - Acrocyanosis
 - Chill blains (pernio)
 - Erythromelalgia
 - Frostbite
 - Achenbach's Syndrome

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- Achenbach's Syndrome ... Raynauds #mimickers #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Mimics #rheumatology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... infection, ARDS, near-drowning ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential