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High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... - Especially COPD ... Hematopoiesis Hyperthyroidism ... #Differential #
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism ... goiter (Graves' disease ... TRAb) if Graves' disease ... Size Thyroid Storm ... causes #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... (Asthma, COPD) ... • Parenchymal Disease ... * • Coma • Hypothyroidism ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Deconditioning • Hyperthyroidism ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... About CPPD When ... • Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... Hyperparathyroidism • Hypothyroidism
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... heart failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... coronary heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease ... (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... • Underlying disease ... Hyperparathyroidism • Hypothyroidism ... disease prophylaxis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
nephrocalcinosis • CPPD ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... • hypothyroidism ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Crohn's Disease, ... • Cancer • Hyperthyroidism ... COPD) • Chronic ... #WeightLoss #Differential
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Weight Loss - Differential ... Malabsorption (Celiac disease ... Uncontrolled diabetes, Hyperthyroidism ... Stroke, Parkinson's Disease ... cardiac cachexia"), COPD