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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastroenteritis • Small ... Poisoning • Food Allergy ... #Causes #Peds #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
diabetes - Post-obstructive ... renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... lgE causes mast-cell ... activation and destruction ... reactions #types #allergy ... #table #classification
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nasal Obstruction ... Deviation • Allergic ... #Causes
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Vegetations often small ... emboli: Multiple, small ... in up to 30% of cases ... location, Valve destruction ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bronchiectasis Obstructive ... • Vocal Cord Dysfunction ... #Causes #PrimaryCare
Causes of Male Infertility - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sperm Transport:
 • Vasectomy
 • Cystic fibrosis gene mutation
Causes of Male Infertility ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Post-infectious obstruction ... syndrome Sexual Dysfunction ... #Causes #PrimaryCare
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
Anosmia Causes - ... medical history of allergic ... nasal congestion, obstruction ... polyps) as the cause ... implicated in smell