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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #pulmonary
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
invade URT & via hematologic ... & hemorrhagic rash ... CNS and hematologic ... • Measles Virus ... Vesicular & pruritic rash
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... - Differential ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #causes
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... SCVMCMed #Fever #Rash ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #dermatology
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
the ED with a rash ... the patient’s rash ... Scalded #Skin #Syndrome ... SSSS #Clinical #Photo ... Peds #Pediatrics #Dermatology
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
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Christmas Tree Rash ... palms/soles - Differential ... ChristmasTree #Rash ... rosea #clinical #dermatology ... #photo #PhysicalExam
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... • Epstein-Barr virus ... #Pancytopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Genital Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated - Vesicles:
 • Herpes simplex
Elevated - Papules / Plaques -
Genital Lesions - Differential ... Human papilloma virus ... ) • Reiter's syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes