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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary/Chest ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... #Differential #
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... PHANTOMS): • Pattern ... (e.g., fever, myalgia ... arteritis • Acute
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Mediterranean Fever ... Mediterranean areas ... by serositis • Acute ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #Pain #differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... clinical context and signs ... renal biopsy • Abdominal
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... • Is there a pattern ... noninflammatory Signs ... an asymmetric pattern ... • Rheumatic fever
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and vesicles (acute ... lichenification (chronic ... scalp/face/central chest
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... pain, chronic diarrhea ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... purpura: strong sign ... - (C-ANCA) pattern
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
) - Previous chronic ... customary headache patterns ... lesions in other areas ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential