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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Infections: Chronic ... infarction, Severe trauma ... #Algorithm #hematology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
after surgery/trauma ... Acute CPP Crystal ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
after surgery/trauma ... Acute CPP Crystal ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... in adults • Blood
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
adults and up to ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... include asthma, chronic ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... Differential Diagnosis ... rheumatoid arthritis, adult-onset ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... #Rheumatology