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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Artery Disease • Stable ... Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... pulmonary edema ... Kidney stones caused ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Manifestations Causes ... gravidarum - Diuretic ... HF • Moderate pulmonary ... seen • Lactic acidosis ... Findings: • Acute
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... - Compartment syndrome ... peritonitis - Acute ... • Type B1: - Diabetes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... renal tubular acidosis ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management