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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... lung disease or CHF ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... 81% for acute HF ... → no signs of CXR
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
common benign breast ... e.g. biopsy, car ... bruising/erythema/sign ... of trauma Breast ... diseases #benign #differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential ... electrolytes, urea ... clinical context and signs ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... pleural effusion on CXR ... pathophysiology #signs
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... living in endemic areas ... rashes but without signs ... have a broader differential ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
worsening brady, Signs ... AMS, SOB from CHF ... , Chest Pain • ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... the silhouette sign ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... clinical symptoms/signs ... Areas of diagnostic ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential