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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Cardiovascular Causes ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
Nephrotic Syndrome - Primary vs Secodary - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Nephrotic #Syndrome #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Primary #Secondary
Nephrotic Syndrome ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Primary #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Causes
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Nephritic syndrome—due ... RBC casts in urine ... but in severe cases ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
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Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome ... nephrotic/nephritic syndromes ... hematuria (RBC casts ... Comparison #Algorithm #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... out differential diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... - Diagnostic Likelihood ... This Patient With Chest ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Algorithm

Satya Patel, MD @SatyaPatelMD

#Acute #Coronary #Syndrome #ACS #Algorithm #Chest #Pain #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Acute #Coronary #Syndrome ... ACS #Algorithm #Chest ... #Pain #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Gitelman syndrom ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #low #nephrology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
- Differential Diagnosis ... Posner-Schlossman Syndrome ... Leukemia/Lymphoma Pearl ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #ophthalmology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Obesity - Flail chest ... #differential #diagnosis