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Cognitive bias cheat sheet - 
Because thinking is hard.

#Diagnosis #Metacognition #Cognitive #Biases #Types #Causes #Differential #MedEd
Cognitive bias cheat ... Because thinking is ... Biases #Types #Causes ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... treat underlying cause ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Meds (Opiates, SSRIs ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... consolidation is ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... from the various causes ... Consolidation #Differential
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... plexus neuropathy, GBS ... #Orthopnea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... individual studies Clinical ... Proves cause-effect ... diseases, describe clinical ... but not on the causal
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... cyclosporine, SSRIs ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... Occurs when blood is ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
Confirmation bias ... Availability bias ... information is ... Biases #Types #Causes ... #Differential #
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Consolidation is ... you think of the causes ... the alveoli and cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Differential
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... infarction - Pulmonary ... #Differential #