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Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
- Differential Diagnosis ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... - Trauma - Surgery ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #pulmonary
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Suspected Pulmonary ... Criteria for PE • Clinical ... • Alternative diagnosis ... Immobilization or surgery
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary ... Interstitial - Nodular ... Emphysema - Pulmonary ... Embolism - Acute Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Thyroid Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypothyroidism:
 • Hasimoto’s
 • Radioactive Iodine 
 • Hypopituitarism
 • Iodine
- Differential Diagnosis ... Medications • Surgery ... Graves’ • Toxic Nodular ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
- Differential Diagnosis ... bleed, Epistaxis, Surgery ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... sprue, IBD, Bypass surgery ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Recent head/neck surgery ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #indications #pulmonary
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
opacities - Fine Nodular ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Basic algorithm for diagnosis and management of hoarseness

Image Source: Peng  KA , Kim I,
algorithm for diagnosis ... Surgery: A case ... based clinical review ... otolaryngology ;#surgery ... ; #diagnosis; #hoarseness
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
- Differential Diagnosis ... menses), Epistaxis, Surgery ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... disease, Bypass surgery ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma) 
Clinical 
 • Hearing loss and tinnitus (Cochlear nerve) 
 • Ataxia
Acoustic Neuroma) Clinical ... Management • Surgery ... Acoustic #Neuroma #Diagnosis