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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 ... #Chronic #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... potentially be an acute ... • Jaundice • Edema ... aneurysms • Acute ... appendages • FMF • Adult
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute ... pulmonary edema ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
5) History of acute ... or chronic ingestion ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs ... #management #Treatment
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- STAR CHASERS Mnemonic ... apices caused by ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... edema in acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... infectious disease caused ... weeks incubation Acute ... : inflammatory edema ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... : • Acute Coronary ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
fractures in young adults ... days after an acute ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... myalgia - Edema
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... , post stroke, trauma ... : OMS, Neoplasia ... encephalopathies, CJD • Chronic ... hepatic, septic, pulmonary