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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Heart failure - CAD ... Causes of Dyspnea ... Barre - ALS - Transverse ... myelitis • Hematology ... : - Anemia
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Tamponade • Chronic: Anemia ... Pericarditis, CAD ... hernia, Obesity CNS
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... Viral Infection Clinical ... • Symptoms of anemia ... fatigue, pallor, dyspnea ... #hematology #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... factor • May cause ... ), anemia, arthralgia ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
involvement • 30%: CNS ... leukostasis syndrome: CNS ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Bone pain, dyspnea ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... Parotid swelling CNS ... nervous system (CNS ... peripheral neuropathy, transverse ... • 8%-27% for CNS
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... • May involve PNS ... and CNS • Headache ... neuropathy • Transverse ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Renal failure (uremia ... Acetazolamide Causes ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... - Salicylates Causes ... acidosis: - CNS
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... membrane into the CNS ... • Pernicious anemia ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology