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Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Idiopathic pulmonary ... Cocaine Cardiac/Vascular ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #causes
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... embolism • Collagen vascular ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Asthma, COPD) • Vascular ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Abnormal: • Pulmonary ... Endobronchial Disease: • Vascular ... Compression Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Goodpasture's Syndrome ... polyangiitis Vascular ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... vascular congestion ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Carcinomatosis Vascular ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy Valvular ... Regurgitation • Sub-Valvular ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
- Differential Diagnosis ... K-ATPase which imports ... - Refeeding Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... =>Prader-Willi Syndrome ... fractures • Short ... sleep apnea, cor pulmonale ... #genetics #pathophysiology