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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Causes of Dyspnea ... - Water - Pus ... 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 ... of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Tamponade • Chronic: Anemia ... hernia, Obesity CNS
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
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... • 75-90% of cases ... that results in CNS ... Myelitis - Clinical ... • Infectious causes
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
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 ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
the midbrain or pons ... heart failure, uremia ... of dyspnea and ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
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 ... acidosis: - CNS ... lung disease (COPD