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COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
assessment and classification ... 2011 and 2017 Reports ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Criteria
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
usually cause distress ... ), Alzheimer's Disease ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis Classification ... Acidosis: Liver Disease ... Malignancy, Diabetes, Short ... #TypeA #TypeB #diagnosis ... #differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Stress, Nausea, ... Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... test Méniére's disease ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... exhibit significant distress ... Conversion Disorder - Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... • Emotional stress ... • Parkinson’s disease ... #Diagnosis #Classification
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
collection of symptoms ... not one specific disease ... Dementia #Umbrella #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Types ... #Subtypes #Classification