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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
neuromuscular disease ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... increased WOB, dyspnea ... deformity (facial trauma ... #criticalcare #
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Causes of Dyspnea ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Trauma, COPD exacerbation ... Asthma attack, ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Algorithm Spurious ... Infectious: • Acute ... : • IBD • Rheumatic ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Post-op surgery • Trauma
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
slowly progressive dyspnea ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation ... #ILD #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Peripheral ... , Celiac disease ... • Infections: Chronic ... infarction, Severe trauma
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... arthritis • Adult ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
after surgery/trauma ... (> 65 years old ... • Underlying disease ... Acute CPP Crystal ... Chronic CPP Crystal
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
after surgery/trauma ... (> 65 years old ... Acute CPP Crystal ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... Resembles RA • Chronic
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
, post stroke, trauma ... : OMS, Neoplasia ... encephalopathies, CJD • Chronic ... : Storage disease ... hepatic, septic, pulmonary