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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Embolism • Primary ... #Differential #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
toxic substances primarily ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... pulmonary apices caused ... #differential # ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential ... Causes include: ... acute cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... #NCPE #differential
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... , ↑↑peripheral edema ... Sarcoidosis, Primary ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... appreciate on a cest ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... - Pre-renal disease ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... As with many disease ... Best to have an
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... test is indicated ... one post op Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema