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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... surgical abdomen Upper ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Lower quadrant
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism* Lower ... Asthma* • AECOPD Upper ... #Causes
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Lung Disease Upper ... Proteus Syndrome Diffuse ... Metastatic Disease Lower ... Lung #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Stridor - Upper ... Air Movement - Lower ... pathology: • Blood: diffuse ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Causes of Dysuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pyuria - Leukocytes on Dipstick/Microscopy
 - Bacteriuria & Hematuria -
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Upper ... • Lower ... Neoplasm - Non-Pathogenic
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... #Causes
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Pain(<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes